Speckled tonguesole

Cynoglossus puncticeps

Cynoglossid Fish beneath Philippine Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Cynoglossus puncticeps, commonly known as the speckled tonguesole is a species of tonguefish. It is indigenous to the Indo-West Pacific region, commonly found in shallow muddy or sandy waters along the coast of the Philippines, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Burma, the Bay of Bengal and off Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Cynoglossus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India eastward to the Malay Archipelago and the South China Sea, southward to the Philippines and northwest Australia; eastward to New Guinea (Ref. 9895 ). A related species, Cynoglossus gilchristi Regan, 1920 is recorded from Madagascar, the holotype (BMNH n°1903.9.29:2) being from Natal, off Umlanga River (Ref. 6806 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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