Kingdom Animalia Family Cynoglossidae Scientific name Cynoglossus puncticeps Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Genus Cynoglossus Phylum Chordata Order Flatfish | |
Similar Cynoglossus, Cynoglossus arel, Cynoglossus quadrilineatus, Flatfish, Cynoglossus cynoglossus | ||
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 and the Malay peninsula, Burma, the Bay of Bengal and off Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.
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