Citharus

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.

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Carangiformes

Suborder:Pleuronectoidei

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Citharus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
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

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