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Citharidae

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The Citharidae or largescale flounders are a small family of flounders with four genera. Three genera are restricted to the Indo-Pacific, while Citharus is from the Mediterranean and East Atlantic (off northwest Africa). There are a total of seven species. Species reach lengths ranging between 14 and 36 centimetres (5.5 and 14.2 in).

Taxa include:

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Citharidae: Brief Summary

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The Citharidae or largescale flounders are a small family of flounders with four genera. Three genera are restricted to the Indo-Pacific, while Citharus is from the Mediterranean and East Atlantic (off northwest Africa). There are a total of seven species. Species reach lengths ranging between 14 and 36 centimetres (5.5 and 14.2 in).

Taxa include:

Subfamily Brachypleurinae Genus Brachypleura Brachypleura novaezeelandiae – yellow-dabbled flounder Genus Lepidoblepharon Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis – scale-eyed flounder Subfamily Citharinae Genus Citharoides Citharoides axillaris Citharoides macrolepidotus – branched ray flounder Citharoides macrolepis – twospot largescale flounder Citharoides orbitalis Genus Citharus Citharus linguatula – spotted flounder
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Description

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Distribution: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Japan to Australia. Eyes on either side of the head. A single spine and five soft rays in pelvic fins; pelvics equally developed and short based. Dorsal fin origin at posterior nostril of blind side; pectoral fins well developed. Branchiostegal membranes not united. Lateral line present on both sides. Anus on eyed side. Vertebrae 10 + 24-25. The status of the genera Citharus versus Eucitharus needs clarification.

Reference

MASDEA (1997).

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