abbreviata, Plagusia Gray [J. E.] 1834:no page number, Pl. 94 (fig. 3) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] China. Lectotype: BMNH 2004.11.5.1(stuffed). Paralectotypes: BMNH 2004.11.5.2 (stuffed). Lectotype apparently designated by Chabanaud 1947 [needs research]. •Questionably valid as Cynoglossus abbreviatus (Gray 1834) -- (Munroe 2001:3894 [ref. 26314]). •See Kottelat 2001:64 [ref. 25482]. •Valid as Cynoglossus abbreviatus (Gray 1834) -- (Menon 1977:93 [ref. 7071], Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:356 [ref. 6441], Kim & Choi 1994:808 [ref. 22283], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:211 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:373 [ref. 16193], Cheng & Zhou 1997:466 [ref. 26385] dated 1832, Uyeda & Sasaki 2000:405 [ref. 25120], Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1390 [ref. 25182], Wang et al. 2001:325 [ref. 26566] dated 1832, Nakabo 2002:1390 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:441, 688 [ref. 26218], Wang et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34517], Kim et al. 2020:195 [ref. 39118], Tashiro 2022:86 [ref. 39012]). Current status: Valid as Cynoglossus abbreviatus (Gray 1834). Cynoglossidae: Cynoglossinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.