Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 100-101

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346637
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scientific name	Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus 1758)
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Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Atlantic spotted flounder

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Cytharus linguatula, Delar. = Rhomboïdichthys podas, Günth. View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 82); subsequently recorded as Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch 1787) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 233); recently recorded as Citharus linguatula View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Gilbraltar south to Angola.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 20 May 2014); Med. ( LC: 27 February 2008). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB , HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.