Biology:Cynoglossus puncticeps

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Short description: Species of fish

Cynoglossus puncticeps
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Cynoglossus
Species:
C. puncticeps
Binomial name
Cynoglossus puncticeps
(J. Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Plagusia puncticeps Richardson, 1846
  • Plagiusa aurolimbata Richardson, 1846
  • Plagiusa nigrolabeculata Richardson, 1846
  • Cynoglossus nigrolabeculatus (Richardson, 1846)
  • Plagusia brachyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851
  • Arelia brachyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Cynoglossus brachyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Plagusia javanica Bleeker, 1851
  • Arelia javanica (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Cynoglossus brevis Günther, 1862

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 .

References

Wikidata ☰ Q981288 entry