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Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spotted flounder
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Citharidae (Citharids)
Etymology: Citharus: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Etymology: Citharus: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Issue
Validity of genus unclear.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 300 m (Ref. 2683). Subtropical; - 23°S
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Atlantic: off northwestern Africa south to 23°S; also in the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 14.3 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 107756); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397)
Max length : 39.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 107756); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults inhabit soft bottoms from the coastline to about 300 m depth, but rarely caught at depths greater than 200 m (Ref. 9537). They feed on small fish and crustaceans (Ref. 231).
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Main reference
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Nielsen, J.G., 1990. Citharidae. p. 1025. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6500)
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