| Common name | Sand tonguefish |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | inanimate object |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Tonguefishes are tongue-shaped flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the body (Ref. 5288). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |