Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Subordo: Pleuronectoidei
Familia: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Citharichthys
Species: C. abbotti – C. amblybregmatus – C. arctifrons – C. arenaceus – C. cornutus – C. darwini – C. dinoceros – C. fragilis – C. gilberti – C. gnathus – C. gordae – C. gymnorhinus – C. macrops – C. mariajorisae – C. minutus – C. platophrys – C. sordidus – C. spilopterus – C. stampflii – C. stigmaeus – C. surinamensis – C. uhleri – C. valdezi – C. xanthostigma
Name
Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862
Type species: Citharichthys cayennensis Bleeker, 1862
Synonyms
Metoponops Gill, 1864
Neoetropus Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928
Orthopsetta Gill, 1862
References
Bleeker, P.; 1862: Sur quelques genres de la famille des Pleuronectoïdes. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde, 13: 422–429.
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]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[5][6]
Citharichthys abbotti C. E. Dawson, 1969 (Veracruz whiff)
Citharichthys amblybregmatus Gutherz & Blackman, 1970
Citharichthys arctifrons Goode, 1880 (Gulf Stream flounder)
Citharichthys arenaceus Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (sand whiff)
Citharichthys cornutus (Günther, 1880) (horned whiff)
Citharichthys darwini Victor & Wellington, 2013 (Darwin's sanddab)[6]
Citharichthys dinoceros Goode & T. H. Bean, 1886 (spined whiff)
Citharichthys fragilis C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Gulf sanddab)
Citharichthys gilberti O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 (bigmouth sanddab)
Citharichthys gnathus Hoshino & Amaoka, 1999
Citharichthys gordae Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 (mimic sanddab)
Citharichthys gymnorhinus Gutherz & Blackman, 1970 (anglefin whiff)
Citharichthys macrops Dresel, 1885 (spotted whiff)
Citharichthys mariajorisae van der Heiden & Mussot-Pérez, 1995 (five-rayed sanddab)
Citharichthys minutus Cervigón, 1982
Citharichthys platophrys C. H. Gilbert, 1891 (small sanddab)
Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854) (Pacific sanddab)
Citharichthys spilopterus Günther, 1862 (bay whiff)
Citharichthys stampflii (Steindachner, 1894) (smooth flounder)
Citharichthys stigmaeus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (speckled sanddab)
Citharichthys surinamensis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Citharichthys uhleri D. S. Jorda], 1889 (voodoo whiff)
Citharichthys valdezi 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharichthys dinoceros". FishBase. May 2014 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharichthys stampflii". FishBase. May 2014 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharichthys uhleri". FishBase. May 2014 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Citharichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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.
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