Citharidae | |
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Citharoides macrolepis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
Family: |
Citharidae Günther, 1864 |
Subfamilies | |
2 |
2
The Citharidae are a small family of flounders. Three genera are restricted to the Indo-Pacific, while Citharus is from the Mediterranean and East Atlantic (off northwest Africa). There are a total of seven species. Species reach lengths ranging between 14 and 36 centimetres (5.5 and 14.2 in).
Taxa include: