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 known as 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]
Speciesedit
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[5][6]
^Sepkoski, Jack (2002). . Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Citharichthys dinoceros" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Citharichthys stampflii" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Citharichthys uhleri" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
^ abFroese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Citharichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
^ abVictor, 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.
January 01, 1970
citharichthys, genus, flatfish, large, tooth, flounder, family, paralichthyidae, they, have, both, eyes, left, sides, their, heads, they, native, oceans, around, americas, with, single, species, stampflii, west, african, coast, most, found, relatively, shallow. 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 CitharichthysTemporal range 20 0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene to Present 1 Pacific sanddab Citharichthys sordidus Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Pleuronectiformes Family Paralichthyidae Genus CitharichthysBleeker 1862 Type species Citharichthys cayennensisBleeker 1862 Synonyms Metoponops Gill 1864 Neoetropus Hildebrand amp Schroeder 1928 Orthopsetta Gill 1862 Various species known as 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 editThe currently recognized species in this genus are 5 6 Citharichthys abbotti C E Dawson 1969 Veracruz whiff Citharichthys amblybregmatus Gutherz amp Blackman 1970 Citharichthys arctifrons Goode 1880 Gulf Stream flounder Citharichthys arenaceus Evermann amp M C Marsh 1900 sand whiff Citharichthys cornutus Gunther 1880 horned whiff Citharichthys darwini Victor amp Wellington 2013 Darwin s sanddab 6 Citharichthys dinoceros Goode amp T H Bean 1886 spined whiff Citharichthys fragilis C H Gilbert 1890 Gulf sanddab Citharichthys gilberti O P Jenkins amp Evermann 1889 bigmouth sanddab Citharichthys gnathus Hoshino amp Amaoka 1999 Citharichthys gordae Beebe amp Tee Van 1938 mimic sanddab Citharichthys gymnorhinus Gutherz amp Blackman 1970 anglefin whiff Citharichthys macrops Dresel 1885 spotted whiff Citharichthys mariajorisae van der Heiden amp Mussot Perez 1995 five rayed sanddab Citharichthys minutus Cervigon 1982 Citharichthys platophrys C H Gilbert 1891 small sanddab Citharichthys sordidus Girard 1854 Pacific sanddab Citharichthys spilopterus Gunther 1862 bay whiff Citharichthys stampflii Steindachner 1894 smooth flounder Citharichthys stigmaeus D S Jordan amp C H Gilbert 1882 speckled sanddab Citharichthys surinamensis Bloch amp J G Schneider 1801 Citharichthys uhleri D S Jorda 1889 voodoo whiff Citharichthys valdezi Cervigon 1986 Citharichthys xanthostigma C H Gilbert 1890 longfin sanddab References edit 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 Pauly Daniel eds 2014 Citharichthys dinoceros in FishBase May 2014 version Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2014 Citharichthys stampflii in FishBase May 2014 version Froese Rainer 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 amp Wellington G M 2013 Citharichthys darwini n sp a new endemic flatfish from the Galapagos Archipelago Teleostei Pleuronectiformes Paralichthyidae Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 6 19 32 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Citharichthys amp oldid 1103222573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
