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Scientific Name	**Cynoglossus puncticeps** (Richardson, 1846)
Common Name	Speckled Tonguesole
Type Locality	China, South China Sea.
Etymology	Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue.
Species Information
Size	350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
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. A related species, Cynoglossus gilchristi Regan, 1920 is recorded from Madagascar, the holotype (BMNH nð1903.9.29:2) being from Natal, off Umlanga River.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Other Parameters	Found on the continental shelf over sandy and muddy bottoms. Occurs in the lower courses of flowing rivers and in estuaries. Marine and brackish water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature, this species feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates. User data.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845], pp 280.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Nov 04 00:47 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 04:24)