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Actinopterigi (pesci con pinne raggiate) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Etymology: Citharichthys: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

Ambiente / Clima / Range Ecologia

; marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 50 m (Ref. 2683). Tropical, preferred ?; 18°N - 17°S, 27°W - 20°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 5979, 81290). Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6804)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 80-87; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 59 - 65. Diagnosis: flat and asymmetric body; both eyes on left side of body, except in reversed individuals; hind margin of preopercle free and visible with naked eye; dorsal and anal fins lacking spinous rays; dorsal fin originating above or before dorsal eye; caudal fin separate from dorsal and anal fins; single lateral line on eyed side, absent or camouflaged on blind side (Ref. 81290).

Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 2683, 81290) and brackish water of estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 81290). Enters freshwater (Ref. 2683). Feeds on fish, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 28587).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Oviparous (Ref. 101737). Females produce numerous eggs in multiple spawnings during a prolonged spawning period (Ref. 101737).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaboratori

Aldebert, Y., M. Desoutter and J.-C. Quéro, 1990. Bothidae. p. 1027-1036. 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. 5979)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Pesca: commerciale

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Citharichthys stampflii (Steindachner, 1894)