Biology:Citharoides

From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of fishes

Citharoides
Citharoides macrolepis.JPG
Twospot largescale flounder (C. macrolepis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Citharidae
Genus: Citharoides
C. L. Hubbs, 1915
Type species
Citharoides macrolepidotus
Hubbs, 1915
Synonyms
  • Brachypleurops Fowler, 1934
  • Paracitharus Regan, 1920

Citharoides is a genus of citharid flounders native to the Indian and West Pacific Oceans.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Citharoides macrolepidotus C. L. Hubbs, 1915 (branched-ray flounder)
  • Citharoides macrolepis (Gilchrist, 1904) (twospot largescale flounder)
  • Citharoides orbitalis Hoshino, 2000

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Citharoides in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q338579 entry