MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Citharidae de Buen, 1935

WoRMS taxon details

Citharidae de Buen, 1935

AphiaID

125577 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125577)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Pleuronectiformes

Synonymised names

Brachypleurinae Chabanaud, 1937 · unaccepted

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Genus Brachypleura Günther, 1862
Subfamily Citharinae
1. Genus Brachypleurops Fowler, 1934 accepted as Citharoides Hubbs, 1915
Genus Citharoides Hubbs, 1915
Genus Citharus Artedi, 1793
Genus Laiopteryx Weber, 1913
Genus Lepidoblepharon Weber, 1913
Subfamily Brachypleurinae Chabanaud, 1937 accepted as Citharidae de Buen, 1935
Genus Eucitharus Gill, 1889 accepted as Citharus Artedi, 1793
Genus Paracitharus Regan, 1920 accepted as Citharoides Hubbs, 1915 (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Distribution: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Japan to Australia. Eyes on either side of the head. A single spine and five...

Description Distribution: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Japan to Australia. Eyes on either side of the head. A single spine and five soft rays in pelvic fins; pelvics equally developed and short based. Dorsal fin origin at posterior nostril of blind side; pectoral fins well developed. Branchiostegal membranes not united. Lateral line present on both sides. Anus on eyed side. Vertebrae 10 + 24-25. The status of the genera Citharus versus Eucitharus needs clarification. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Citharidae de Buen, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125577 on 2025-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]