短吻(wen)舌鰨(ta)主要分布于我國的黃(huang)海、渤海、東海等海域。
短吻(wen)舌鰨背鰭條108~110。臀鰭條85~88。側線鱗75~80。脊椎骨45。體(ti)長為(wei)體(ti)高的(de)4.5~5.0倍,為頭長(chang)的(de)4.4~4.8倍(bei)。頭長為吻長的2.9~2.6倍,為眼徑的10.5~13.0倍,為眼間(jian)距(ju)的(de)14.0~16.0倍。
短吻(wen)(wen)舌鰨體(ti)窄(zhai)長,側(ce)(ce)(ce)扁。頭較短,頭長與頭高約相(xiang)等。吻(wen)(wen)鈍尖,吻(wen)(wen)鉤末端約達有(you)(you)(you)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)(ce)前(qian)鼻(bi)孔(kong)的下(xia)方。口窄(zhai)小(xiao),口裂略呈(cheng)半月形,伸達眼(yan)(yan)(yan)后下(xia)方。有(you)(you)(you)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)(ce)兩(liang)(liang)頜無齒,無眼(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)(ce)兩(liang)(liang)頜齒呈(cheng)絨毛(mao)狀。兩(liang)(liang)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)相(xiang)距甚近,上(shang)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)較下(xia)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)稍前(qian)位(wei)(wei)。眼(yan)(yan)(yan)間(jian)隔(ge)平,被小(xiao)櫛(zhi)鱗。有(you)(you)(you)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)(ce)前(qian)鼻(bi)孔(kong)位(wei)(wei)于上(shang)唇緣上(shang)方,后鼻(bi)孔(kong)位(wei)(wei)于兩(liang)(liang)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)前(qian)緣之間(jian)。鰓(sai)孔(kong)窄(zhai)。媳蓋(gai)膜相(xiang)愈合,不與峽部相(xiang)連(lian)。鰓(sai)耙細小(xiao)。體(ti)兩(liang)(liang)側(ce)(ce)(ce)均被大(da)櫛(zhi)鱗,有(you)(you)(you)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)(ce)有(you)(you)(you)3條例線,上中側(ce)線間均具12~13鱗(lin),無(wu)(wu)(wu)限側(ce)(ce)(ce)無(wu)(wu)(wu)側(ce)(ce)(ce)線。腹膜灰(hui)白(bai)色。無(wu)(wu)(wu)鰾(biao)。腸短。背(bei)鰭(qi)(qi)臀(tun)鰭(qi)(qi)與(yu)尾(wei)鰭(qi)(qi)相連。無(wu)(wu)(wu)胸鰭(qi)(qi)。有眼側(ce)(ce)(ce)腹鰭(qi)(qi)與(yu)臀(tun)鰭(qi)(qi)相連,無(wu)(wu)(wu)眼側(ce)(ce)(ce)無(wu)(wu)(wu)腹鰭(qi)(qi)。尾(wei)鰭(qi)(qi)尖形。有眼側(ce)(ce)(ce)體褐(he)色,無(wu)(wu)(wu)眼側(ce)(ce)(ce)體為白(bai)色。
短(duan)吻舌鰨為入河口(kou)近(jin)海(hai)底層(ceng)小型魚類,棲(qi)息于泥沙質(zhi)海(hai)底,以小魚、小蝦、軟體動物為食物,產卵期4月,卵浮性(xing)。