- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PLEURONECTIFORMES
- CITHARIDAE
- Citharoides
- macrolepidotus
Branchray Flounder, Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs 1915
Other Names: Branched Ray Flounder
Branchray Flounder, Citharoides macrolepidotus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A brownish left-eyed flounder with a conspicuous spot at the rear of the dorsal and anal fin bases, dark blotches on the dorsal and anal fins, and a rounded caudal fin.
The pectoral fin rays on the eyed-side are branched except for the upper 2-3 rays and the lower first ray. All pectoral-fin rays on the blind side are unbranched.
The pectoral fin rays on the eyed-side are branched except for the upper 2-3 rays and the lower first ray. All pectoral-fin rays on the blind side are unbranched.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2020, Citharoides macrolepidotus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/961
Branchray Flounder, Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs 1915
More Info
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Distribution |
West of Perth to north of Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, and north of Townsville to the southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, west Pacific. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 64-68; Anal fin 44-48; Pelvic fin (left side) 9-10. |
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Species Citation |
Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs 1915, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 48(2082): 453, pl. 25(1). Type locality: eastern channel of the Korean Strait, off Nagato Province, Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Branchray Flounder, Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs 1915
References
Evseenko, S.A. 1996. Ontogeny and relationships of the flatfishes of the Southern Ocean (Achiropsettidae, Pleuronectoidei). Journal of Ichthyology 36(9): 687-712
Hensley, D.A. 2001. Psettodidae, Citharidae. pp. 3792-3798 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Hoshino, K. 2000. Citharoides orbitalis, a new sinistral citharid flounder from Western Australia (Pleuronectoidei, Pleuronectiformes). Ichthyological Research 47(4): 321-326
Hubbs, C.L. 1915. Flounders and soles from Japan collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in 1906. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 48(2082): 449-496 pls 25-27 See ref at BHL
Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155
