Dollfusichthys sinusarabici Chabanaud, 1931 Cynoglossus sinusarabici, the Red Sea tonguesole, is a species of tonguefish which occurs in the Red Sea and is now common in the eastern Mediterranean Sea following its migration through the Suez Canal.
[1] It was first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel in 1953 and successively observed in Turkey and Egypt.
[2][3] It has an elongated body with a rounded snout which has a rostral hook large, narrowly separated eyes.
The lateral line has 54–60 scales with 11 scales between the lateral line and the base of the dorsal fin.
The lateral line is only present on the eyed side.