Orbital Flounder, Citharoides orbitalis Hoshino 2000
Illustration of the holotype of the Orbital Flounder, Citharoides orbitalis. Source: K. Hoshino / Atlas of Living Australia. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A pale brown left-eyed flounder with a black blotch on the anterior one-fifth part of the trunk just below the lateral line, and a dark blotch at the rear of the dorsal and anal fin bases.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2020, Citharoides orbitalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/962
Orbital Flounder, Citharoides orbitalis Hoshino 2000
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to Western Australia, from west of Perth to west of Point Alison. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from the Branchray Flounder, Citharoides macrolepidotus, in having a longer orbit, a greater distance between the upper eye and the dorsal profile, and a wider space between each eye and the anterior rim of the orbit. |
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Etymology |
The specific name orbitalis is from the Latin orbita in reference to the long orbit in this species. |
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Species Citation |
Citharoides orbitalis Hoshino 2000, Ichthyological Research 47(4): 322, figs 2-5. Type locality: Off Western Australia, 26°22.7'S, 112°26.9'E, depth 288 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Orbital Flounder, Citharoides orbitalis Hoshino 2000
References
Hoshino, K. 2000. Citharoides orbitalis, a new sinistral citharid flounder from Western Australia (Pleuronectoidei, Pleuronectiformes). Ichthyological Research 47(4): 321-326 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02674258
Hoshino, K. 2001. Monophyly of the Citharidae (Pleuronectoidei: Pleuronectiformes: Teleostei) with considerations of pleuronectoid phylogeny. Ichthyological Research 48(4): 391-404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-001-8163-0
