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Citharidae
The Citharidae or largescale flounders are a small family of flounders with four genera. Three genera are restricted to the Indo-Pacific, while ''Citharus'' is from the Mediterranean and East Atlantic (off northwest Africa). There are a total of seven species. Species reach lengths ranging between . Taxa include: *Subfamily Brachypleurinae **Genus ''Brachypleura'' ***'' Brachypleura novaezeelandiae'' – yellow-dabbled flounder **Genus ''Lepidoblepharon'' ***'' Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis'' – scale-eyed flounder *Subfamily Citharinae **Genus '' Citharoides'' ***'' Citharoides axillaris'' ***'' Citharoides macrolepidotus'' – branched ray flounder ***'' Citharoides macrolepis'' – twospot largescale flounder ***'' Citharoides orbitalis'' **Genus ''Citharus'' ***'' Citharus linguatula'' – spotted flounder References * Joseph S. Nelson: ''Fishes of the World ''Fishes of the World'' by the American ichthyologist Joseph S. Nelson (1937–2011) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleuronectiformes
A flatfish is a member of the ray-finned demersal fish order Pleuronectiformes, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through or around the head during development. Some species face their left sides upward, some face their right sides upward, and others face either side upward. Many important food fish are in this order, including the flounders, soles, turbot, plaice, and halibut. Some flatfish can camouflage themselves on the ocean floor. Taxonomy Over 800 described species are placed into 16 families. Broadly, the flatfishes are divided into two suborders, Psettodoidei and Pleuronectoidei, with > 99% of the species diversity found within the Pleuronectoidei. The largest families are Soleidae, Bothidae and Cynoglossidae with more than 150 species each. There also exist two monotypic families (Paralichthodidae and Oncopteridae). Some families are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
