TABLE 1 in Re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of four nominal, western Pacific species of tongue soles (Pleuronectoidei: Cynoglossidae: Cynoglossus), with redescription of C. joyneri Günther, 1878

TABLE 1. Selected meristic data and qualitative characters from previous works that recorded only one species (either Cynoglossus joyneri or C. lighti) or treated C. lighti as a junior synonym of C. joyneri. Abbreviations defined in text.
Cynoglossus joyneriAuthorNSL (mm)CFRDFRAFRTVMLLDMLLPHE 1Mouth-Eye 2Color 3Günther (1878)2248-106–10779-8513--UBJordan & Starks (1907)-≤225-106–11283–86-70–7512H–II-BWu & Wang (1933)1240-11084-7513---Chyung (1954)-<300-106–11283–86-70–7513--RBTanaka (1955)-≤333-106–11283–86-75---RBShen (1984)1212-10785-78----Lu & Wu (1986)1138811687-7611--GBLiu & Qin (1987)1578–2028–11108–11685–90-69–8010–13H–IM–IIIGBKim & Choi (1994)82129–2408–10111–11787–9051–5378–8611–13-M–IIIRBCynoglossus lightiAuthorNSL (mm)CFRDFRAFRTVMLLDMLLPHE 1Mouth-Eye 2Color 3Norman (1925)4120–180-11588-75–7811H–IIM–IIIBCynoglossus lighti treated as junior synonym of C. joyneriAuthorNSL (mm)CFRDFRAFRTVMLLDMLLPHE 1Mouth-Eye 2Color 3Zheng (1962)10135–1858–11107–11582–885170–7611–13H–IM–IIIBZhang & Wang (1963)2145,1518–9107–10887–88-71–7811–13H–I-BMenon (1977)974–23210105–11281–8550–5366–7211–12H–IM–I/IIBMiao (1984)1485–30810–11110–11783–89-69–799–12H–IM–IIIBLindberg & Federov (1993)10152–19910114–11788–9053–54-----
1 Position of posterior end of rostral hook relative to lower eye: H–I= not reaching lower eye; H–II= reaching anterior margin of lower eye; H–III= extending slightly beyond anterior margin of lower eye. 2 Mouth angle relative to posterior margin of lower eye: M–I= not reaching posterior margin; M–II= reaching posterior margin; M–III= extending slightly beyond posterior margin of lower eye. 3 Ocular-side coloration: UB= uneven brown; B= brown; RB= reddish brown; GB= grayish brown. Numbers in bold differ notably from values reported in other literature for the same character.