Citharichthys gnathus

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Citharichthys gnathus Hoshino & Amaoka, 1999

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > 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 Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 95 m (Ref. 35997). Tropical

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Southeast Pacific: known only from the Galapagos Islands.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35997)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-86; Anal soft rays: 62 - 68; Vertebrae: 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).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

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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)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 24 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00325 - 0.01693), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).