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Citharichthys
Citharichthys is a genus of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. They have both eyes on the left sides of their heads. They are native to the oceans around the Americas, with a single species, C. stampflii off the West African coast. Most are found in relatively shallow depths, but the genus also includes species found in deep water (down to at least 2,000 m or 6,600 ft) and species that enter fresh water.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 24 known species
Speckled Sanddab
speciesCitharichthys stigmaeus
Pacific Sanddab
speciesCitharichthys sordidus
Bay Whiff
speciesCitharichthys spilopterus
Longfin Sanddab
speciesCitharichthys xanthostigma
Spotted Whiff
speciesCitharichthys macrops
smooth flounder
speciesCitharichthys stampflii
Bigmouth Sanddab
speciesCitharichthys gilberti
Gulf Stream Flounder
speciesCitharichthys arctifrons
Citharichthys darwini
speciesCitharichthys darwini
Sand Whiff
speciesCitharichthys arenaceus
Spined Whiff
speciesCitharichthys dinoceros
Citharichthys mariajorisae
speciesCitharichthys mariajorisae
Anglefin Whiff
speciesCitharichthys gymnorhinus
Veracruz whiff
speciesCitharichthys abbotti
Citharichthys minutus
speciesCitharichthys minutus
Citharichthys valdezi
speciesCitharichthys valdezi
Horned Whiff
speciesCitharichthys cornutus
Citharichthys surinamensis
speciesCitharichthys surinamensis
Gulf Sanddab
speciesCitharichthys fragilis
Mimic sanddab
speciesCitharichthys gordae
Small Sanddab
speciesCitharichthys platophrys
Voodoo Whiff
speciesCitharichthys uhleri
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
speciesCitharichthys amblybregmatus
Citharichthys gnathus
speciesCitharichthys gnathus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48416.