sinicus, Cynoglossus Wu [H.-W.] 1932:146 [Contribution à l'étude morphologique, biologique et systématique des poissons hétérosomes (Pisces Heterosomata) de la Chine; ref. 16406] Wen-chou, Chekiang, China. Syntypes: (3). Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:349 [ref. 25922] with no types at MNHN. •Synonym of Cynoglossus borneensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Menon 1977:34 [ref. 7071], Desoutter et al. 2001:349 [ref. 25922]). •Valid as Cynoglossus sinicus Wu 1932 -- (Feng in Pan et al. 1991:532 [ref. 23876], Li & Wang 1995:353 [ref. 16193]). •Synonym of Cynoglossis trulla (Canton 1849) -- (Kottelat 2013:467 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cynoglossus trulla (Cantor 1849). Cynoglossidae: Cynoglossinae. Distribution: China (if valid). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.