Citharus linguatula

Citharus linguatula
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
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.) (2012). "Citharus linguatula" in FishBase. October 2012 version.

^ Tous, P.; Sidibé, A; Mbye, E.; et al. (2015). "Citharus linguatula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198726A15540966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198726A15540966.en. Downloaded on 20 March 2018.

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[IUCN-1] Tous, P.; Sidibé, A; Mbye, E.; et al. (2015). "Citharus linguatula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198726A15540966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198726A15540966.en. Downloaded on 20 March 2018.

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