Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus 1758) —Atlantic spotted flounder

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Cytharus linguatula, Delar. = Rhomboïdichthys podas, Günth. by Gruvel (1931: 82); subsequently recorded as Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch) by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch 1787) by Mouneimné (2002: 233); recently recorded as Citharus linguatula by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Gilbraltar south to Angola.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 20 May 2014); Med. (LC: 27 February 2008). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.