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.

Cynoglossus puncticeps
Scientific classification
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