Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 230

Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eucitharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758) [Synonym: senior, new� Pleuronectes macrolepidotus Bloch, 1787 [Synonym: junior, original� Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1787) [Synonym: junior, new� Hippoglossoides macrolepidotus [Unknown name�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 39.7 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range:?- 450 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Madeira, Portugal mainland coast, off north-western Africa south to 23°S; also in the Mediterranean including Marmara Sea.