Citharus

Citharus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Citharidae
Genus:	Citharus; Artedi, 1793
Species:	C. linguatula
Binomial name
	Citharus linguatula; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1787); Pleuronectes citharus Spinola, 1807; Pleuronectes linguatula Linnaeus, 1758; Pleuronectes macrolepidotus Bloch, 1787; Pleuronectes patarachia Nardo, 1847;

Citharus linguatula, the spotted flounder or Atlantic spotted flounder, is a species of fish in the Citharidae, a family of flounders. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean (off northwest Africa) and the Mediterranean Sea, where it is found to a depth of 300 m (980 ft). This species grows to a total length of 30 cm (12 in) . It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its monotypic genus.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharus linguatula". FishBase. October 2012 version.

^ Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; de Morais, L.; Camara, Y.H.; Adeofe, T.A.; Munroe, T.; Camara, K.; Cissoko, K.; Djiman, R.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Citharus linguatula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198726A15540966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198726A15540966.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; de Morais, L.; Camara, Y.H.; Adeofe, T.A.; Munroe, T.; Camara, K.; Cissoko, K.; Djiman, R.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Citharus linguatula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198726A15540966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198726A15540966.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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