WoRMS taxon details
Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs, 1915
277502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277502)
accepted
Species
Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted (synonym)
Citharoides axillaris (Fowler, 1934) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hubbs, C. L. (1915). Flounders and soles from Japan collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross" in 1906. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 48 (no. 2082): 449-496, Pls. 25-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.48-2082.449 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277502 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Hubbs, C. L. (1915). Flounders and soles from Japan collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross" in 1906. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 48 (no. 2082): 449-496, Pls. 25-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.48-2082.449 [details]
original description (of Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
original description (of Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [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
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コケビラメ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Citharoides axillaris (Fowler, 1934))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Citharoides macrolepidotus)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Citharoides axillaris (Fowler, 1934))
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachypleurops axillaris RAD103748-002) (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachypleurops axillaris USNM 93080 holotype radiograph) (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharoides macrolepidotus P03247 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharoides macrolepidotus USNM 75670 holotype radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Citharoides axillaris (Fowler, 1934))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Citharoides macrolepidotus)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Citharoides axillaris (Fowler, 1934))
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachypleurops axillaris RAD103748-002) (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachypleurops axillaris USNM 93080 holotype radiograph) (from synonym Brachypleurops axillaris Fowler, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharoides macrolepidotus P03247 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Citharoides macrolepidotus USNM 75670 holotype radiograph)
To ITIS