Genus of fishes
Citharichthys flatfish in the large-toothflounder family,Paralichthyidae . They have both eyes on the left sides of their heads. They are native to the oceans around theAmericas , with a single species,C. stampflii off theWest 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] [ 3] [ 4]
Various species known assanddab ,whiff , andflounder are in this genus, and the most common species is thePacific 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]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[ 5] [ 6]
Citharichthys abbotti C. E. Dawson , 1969Citharichthys amblybregmatus Gutherz &Blackman , 1970Citharichthys arctifrons Goode , 1880Citharichthys arenaceus Evermann &M. C. Marsh , 1900Citharichthys cornutus (Günther , 1880) (horned whiff)Citharichthys darwini Victor &Wellington , 2013[ 6] Citharichthys dinoceros Goode &T. H. Bean , 1886 (spined whiff)Citharichthys fragilis C. H. Gilbert , 1890Citharichthys gilberti O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889Citharichthys gnathus Hoshino &Amaoka , 1999Citharichthys gordae Beebe &Tee-Van , 1938Citharichthys gymnorhinus Gutherz &Blackman , 1970Citharichthys macrops Dresel , 1885Citharichthys mariajorisae van der Heiden &Mussot-Pérez , 1995Citharichthys minutus Cervigón , 1982Citharichthys 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, 1882Citharichthys surinamensis (Bloch &J. G. Schneider , 1801) Citharichthys uhleri D. S. Jorda], 1889 (voodoo whiff)Citharichthys valdezi Cervigón , 1986Citharichthys xanthostigma C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (longfin sanddab)^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002)."A compendium of fossil marine animal genera" .Bulletins of American Paleontology .364 : 560. Archived fromthe original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved2008-01-08 . ^ Froese, Rainer ;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Citharichthys dinoceros " .FishBase ^ Froese, Rainer ;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Citharichthys stampflii " .FishBase ^ Froese, Rainer ;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Citharichthys uhleri " .FishBase ^a b Froese, Rainer ;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Species in genusCitharichthys " .FishBase ^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.
