Classification / Names
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Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Citharichthys: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); gnathus: From the Greek gnathos meaning lower jaw, on which the bony knob characterizes this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा ? - 95 m (Ref. 35997). Tropical
Southeast Pacific: known only from the Galapagos Islands.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 35997)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 78 - 86; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 62 - 68; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 36 - 37. Lower jaw in adults with a remarkable bony knob; snout very strongly projecting, 5.5-6.3% in SL in adults; pectoral fin on ocular side longer than that on blind side, ocular side with 10-11 rays, blind side with 8-10 rays; pelvic fin on ocular side situated on mid-ventral line, that on blind side slightly in advance of and dorsal to its counterpart (Ref. 35997).
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Hoshino, K. and K. Amaoka, 1999. Citharichthys gnathus, a new species of paralichthyid flounder (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes) from the Galapagos Islands, eastern Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 46(4):371-375. (Ref. 35997)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
साधन
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