Citharoides

Citharoides
Twospot largescale flounder (C. macrolepis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Citharidae
Genus:	Citharoides C. L. Hubbs, 1915
Type species
Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs, 1915
Synonyms
Brachypleurops Fowler, 1934 Paracitharus Regan, 1920

Citharoides is a genus of citharid flounders native to the Indian and West Pacific Oceans.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:¹

• Citharoides macrolepidotus C. L. Hubbs, 1915 (branched-ray flounder)
• Citharoides macrolepis (Gilchrist, 1904) (twospot largescale flounder)
• Citharoides orbitalis Hoshino, 2000