Cynoglossidae

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.