WoRMS taxon details
Citharidae de Buen, 1935
Brachypleurinae Chabanaud, 1937 · unaccepted
- Genus Brachypleura Günther, 1862
- Subfamily Citharinae
- Genus Brachypleurops Fowler, 1934 accepted as Citharoides Hubbs, 1915
- Genus Citharoides Hubbs, 1915
- Genus Citharus Artedi, 1793
- Genus Laiopteryx Weber, 1913
- Genus Lepidoblepharon Weber, 1913
- Genus Rhombocitharus Schwarzhans, 1994 †
- Subfamily Brachypleurinae Chabanaud, 1937 accepted as Citharidae de Buen, 1935
- Genus Eucitharus Gill, 1889 accepted as Citharus Artedi, 1793
- Genus Paracitharus Regan, 1920 accepted as Citharoides Hubbs, 1915 (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Japan to Australia. Eyes on either side of the head. A single spine and five...
Description Distribution: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Japan to Australia. Eyes on either side of the head. A single spine and five soft rays in pelvic fins; pelvics equally developed and short based. Dorsal fin origin at posterior nostril of blind side; pectoral fins well developed. Branchiostegal membranes not united. Lateral line present on both sides. Anus on eyed side. Vertebrae 10 + 24-25. The status of the genera Citharus versus Eucitharus needs clarification. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Citharidae de Buen, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125577 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Distribution: Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Japan to Australia. Eyes on either side of the head. A single spine and five soft rays in pelvic fins; pelvics equally developed and short based. Dorsal fin origin at posterior nostril of blind side; pectoral fins well developed. Branchiostegal membranes not united. Lateral line present on both sides. Anus on eyed side. Vertebrae 10 + 24-25. The status of the genera Citharus versus Eucitharus needs clarification. [details]
