Citharichthys gnathus Hoshino & Amaoka, 1999
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 Family:  Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
 Max. size:  13.22 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range - 95 m
 Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: known only from the Galapagos Islands.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-86; Anal soft rays: 62-68; Vertebrae: 36-37. Lower jaw in adults with a remarkable bony knob; snout very strongly projecting, 5.5-6.3% in SL in adults; pectoral fin on ocular side longer than that on blind side, ocular side with 10-11 rays, blind side with 8-10 rays; pelvic fin on ocular side situated on mid-ventral line, that on blind side slightly in advance of and dorsal to its counterpart (Ref. 35997).
 Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 01.07.02
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 23.01.13

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