Citharus linguatula

Citharus linguatula
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Citharidae
Genus:	Citharus; Artedi, 1793
Species:	C. linguatula
Binomial name
	Citharus linguatula; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1787); Pleuronectes citharus Spinola, 1807; Pleuronectes linguatula Linnaeus, 1758; Pleuronectes macrolepidotus Bloch, 1787; Pleuronectes patarachia Nardo, 1847;

Citharus linguatula, the spotted flounder or Atlantic spotted flounder, is a species of fish in the Citharidae, a family of flounders. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean (off northwest Africa) and the Mediterranean Sea, where it is found to a depth of 300 m (980 ft). This species grows to a total length of 30 cm (12 in) . It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its monotypic genus.

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Citharus linguatula" in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; et al. (2015). "Citharus linguatula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198726A15540966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198726A15540966.en. Downloaded on 20 March 2018.

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[IUCN-1] Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; et al. (2015). "Citharus linguatula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198726A15540966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198726A15540966.en. Downloaded on 20 March 2018.