WoRMS taxon details
Citharichthys gymnorhinus Gutherz & Blackman, 1970
158793 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158793)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gutherz, E. J.; Blackman, R. R. (1970). Two new species of the flatfish genus Citharichthys (Bothidae) from the western North Atlantic. <em>Copeia 1970.</em> (2): 340-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1441656 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to Guyana and Nicaragua
Distribution Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to Guyana and Nicaragua [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Citharichthys gymnorhinus Gutherz & Blackman, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158793 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Gutherz, E. J.; Blackman, R. R. (1970). Two new species of the flatfish genus Citharichthys (Bothidae) from the western North Atlantic. <em>Copeia 1970.</em> (2): 340-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1441656 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 3), available online at http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to Guyana and Nicaragua [details]Habitat Occurs at depths of 35-200 m, but most common in shallower half of depth range. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | anglefin whiff | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharichthys gymnorhinus RAD103775-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharichthys gymnorhinus USNM 203596 holotype radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To FishBase
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharichthys gymnorhinus RAD103775-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharichthys gymnorhinus USNM 203596 holotype radiograph)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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