| Valid name | Cynoglossus |
| Synonym | Cynoglossus Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822 |
| Synonym | Type: Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822, by monotypy, Calcutta: estuaries. |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Fish. Ganges: 32, 365 |
| Synonym | Dollfusichthys Chabanaud, 1931, Bull. Soc. zool. France, 56: 304 (type: Dollfusichthys sinus-arabici Chabanaud, 19 |