Citharichthys
Citharichthys | |
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Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Paralichthyidae |
Genus: | Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862 |
Type species | |
Citharichthys cayennensis Bleeker, 1862
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Citharichthys is a genus of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. They have both eyes on the left sides of their heads. They are native to the oceans around the Americas, with a single species, C. stampflii off the West African coast. Most are found in relatively shallow depths, but the genus also includes species found in deep water (down to at least 2,000 m or 6,600 ft)[2] and species that enter fresh water.[3][4]
Various species of sanddab, whiff, and flounder are in this genus, and the most common species is the Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus. They are a dull light-brown, and are mottled with brown or black, sometimes with yellow or orange. The largest species reaches 41 cm (16 in) in length.[5]
Species[]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[5][6]
- Citharichthys abbotti C. E. Dawson, 1969 (Veracruz whiff)
- Citharichthys amblybregmatus & , 1970
- Citharichthys arctifrons Goode, 1880 (Gulf Stream flounder)
- Citharichthys arenaceus Evermann & , 1900 (sand whiff)
- Citharichthys cornutus (Günther, 1880) (horned whiff)
- & , 2013 (Darwin's sanddab)[6]
- Goode & T. H. Bean, 1886 (spined whiff)
- Citharichthys fragilis C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Gulf sanddab)
- Citharichthys gilberti O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 (bigmouth sanddab)
- & , 1999
- Citharichthys gordae Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 (mimic sanddab)
- Citharichthys gymnorhinus & , 1970 (anglefin whiff)
- , 1885 (spotted whiff)
- Citharichthys mariajorisae & , 1995 (five-rayed sanddab)
- Cervigón, 1982
- Citharichthys platophrys C. H. Gilbert, 1891 (small sanddab)
- Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854) (Pacific sanddab)
- Citharichthys spilopterus Günther, 1862 (bay whiff)
- (Steindachner, 1894) (smooth flounder)
- Citharichthys stigmaeus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (speckled sanddab)
- (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
- D. S. Jorda], 1889 (voodoo whiff)
- Cervigón, 1986
- Citharichthys xanthostigma C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (longfin sanddab)
References[]
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Citharichthys dinoceros" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Citharichthys stampflii" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Citharichthys uhleri" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Citharichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ a b Victor, B.C. & Wellington, G.M. (2013): Citharichthys darwini n. sp., a new endemic flatfish from the Galápagos Archipelago (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 6: 19-32.
- Citharichthys
- Extant Miocene first appearances
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker