Citharichthys dinoceros Goode & Bean, 1886
Spined whiff
Citharichthys dinoceros
photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.

 Family:  Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
 Max. size:  12 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 2000 m
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Florida, off the the Greater Antilles, Barbados, and off Belize to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 90-96; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 70-76
 Biology:  Visually orienting ambush predator (Ref. 53012).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Occurs in the continental shelf off Belize (Ref. 53012).

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 23.04.01
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 09.08.06

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