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Citharichthys gordae Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938. Mimic Sanddab. To at least 14 cm (5.5 in) TL (Hensley in
Fischer et al. 1995). Off Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (SIO 84-86) and perhaps to Panama
(Moser and Sumida in Moser 1996), including Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
Benthic, at depths of 73–145 m (239–656 ft) (min.: Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995; max.: Robertson and
Allen 2002).
Citharichthys platophrys Gilbert, 1891. Small Sanddab. To 35 cm (13.7 in) TL (Morales-Nin 1994). Boca
de Carrizal, southern Baja California (24°16'N, 111°32'W; Castro-Aguirre et al. 1992) to Huacho, Peru
(Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995). Benthic,
at depths of 11–145 m (36–476 ft) (min.: Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995; max.: Robertson and Allen
2002).
Citharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854). Pacific Sanddab. To 41 cm (16 in) TL (Kramer et al. 1995), reported
to 41.3 cm (16.2 in) FL (D. Pearson, pers. comm. to M. L.). Holiday Beach, Kodiak Island, western Gulf
of Alaska (57°42'N, 152°28'W; UW 49445, collected by A. A. Abookire) to Cabo San Lucas, southern
Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Records from southeastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands are in
error or not verifiable (Mecklenburg 2002). Also reported off Peru (Zeballos et al. 1998). Benthic, from
intertidal to about 549 m (1,800 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: Miller and Lea 1972).
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882. Speckled Sanddab. To 17.8 cm (7 in) TL (Humann 1996),
reported to 19 cm (7.5 in) TL (W. A. Palsson, pers. comm. to M. L.). Prince William Sound, northern
Gulf of Alaska (Townsend 1935, Orsi et al. 1991) to Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Miller
and Lea 1972) and in Bahia Concepcion, Gulf of California (Galván-Magaña et al. 2000). Larvae have
been collected as far west in the Gulf of Alaska as south of Kodiak Island (Matarese et al. 2003). Also
reported from Ecuador (Béarez 1996) to Puerto Pizarro, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998). Benthic,
from intertidal to 366 m (1,200 ft) (min.: Hart 1973; max.: Kramer et al. 1995).
Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert, 1890. Longfin Sanddab. To 25 cm (10 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald
1983). Monterey Bay, central California to Costa Rica, including Gulf of California (Miller and Lea
1972). Benthic, at depths of 2.4–201 m (8–660 ft; Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Cyclopsetta panamensis (Steindachner, 1876). God’s Flounder, Panamic Flounder, or Southern Flounder.
To 29.5 cm (11.6 in) TL (Amezcua Linares 1996). Atlantic and Pacific; Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja
California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994) to northern Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including
Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995). Benthic, at depths of 1–114 m (3–374 ft) (min.:
González-Acosta et al. 1999; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996).
Cyclopsetta querna Jordan & Bollman, 1890. Toothed Flounder. To 43 cm (16.9 in) TL (Morales-Nin 1994).
Boca de Carrizal (23°16'N, 110°11'W), southern Baja California (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1992) to Huacho,
Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995). Benthic,
at depths of 1–92 m (3–302 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996). Brackish
and marine waters.
Etropus crossotus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882. Fringed Flounder. To 22 cm (8.7 in) TL (Allen and Robertson
1994). Atlantic and Pacific; Lagunas Ojo de Liebre-Guerrero Negro, central Baja California (Galván-
Magaña et al. 2000) to Peru (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1997), including Gulf of California (Hensley in
Fischer et al. 1995). Benthic, at depths of 1–108 m (3–354 ft) (min.: González-Acosta et al. 1999; max.:
Amezcua Linares 1996). Brackish and marine waters (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
Etropus peruvianus Hildebrand, 1946. Peruvian Flounder. To 10 cm (3.9 in) TL (Hensley in Fischer et al.
1995). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (SIO 62-83) to Bahia de Sechura, Peru (Chirichigno
and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995). Benthic, in shallow water
to 46 m (151 ft; Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).