CYNOGLOSSIDAE Cynoglossus bilineatus, 19.3 cm SL (photo by Seishi Kimura) Cynoglossus bilineatus, 15.9 cm SL (from Selangor, Malaysia; photo by Seishi Kimura) Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacepède, 1802) Fourlined Tonguesole D 107-113; A 80-88; P2 4; LL 88-96 (midlateral line); V 51-53. Body elongate, strongly compressed. Snout short, rounded. Mouth moderate, extending beyond posterior margin of lower eye. Both eyes on left side of head; interorbital space narrow with scales. Caudal fin with 11 or 12 rays. Scales ctenoid on eyed side, cycloid on eyeless side. Two lateral lines on both sides of body; upper one along dorsal-fin base, lower one midlaterally on body. Color: eyed side of body almost uniformly brownish; eyeless side of body whitish. Size: maximum length 40 cm. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, from Persian Gulf to New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Remarks: inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms. Marketed fresh or dried. (Seishi Kimura)