Atlantic Spotted Flounder
Citharus linguatula
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Citharidae
- Genus
- Citharus
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 7 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 19 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 161 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 140 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 149 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 514 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 6 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 6 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 126 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 47 records
- Costa Brava, Spain - 51 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 1118 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 38 records