citharus, Pleuronectes Spinola [M.] 1807:374 [Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10; ref. 18741] Gulf of Genoa, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:335 [ref. 25922]. •Synonym of Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch 1787) -- (Nielsen 1973:615 [ref. 6885]). •Synonym of Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Nielsen 1990:1025 [ref. 16246], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Desoutter et al. 2001:335 [ref. 25922]). Current status: Synonym of Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus 1758). Citharidae. Habitat: marine.