Citharus

Citharus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Citharidae
Genus:	Citharus Artedi, 1793
Species:	C. linguatula
Binomial name
Citharus linguatula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Citharus macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1787) Pleuronectes citharus Spinola, 1807 Pleuronectes linguatula Linnaeus, 1758 Pleuronectes macrolepidotus Bloch, 1787 Pleuronectes patarachia Nardo, 1847

Citharus linguatula, the spotted flounder or Atlantic spotted flounder, is a species of fish in the Citharidae, a family of flounders. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean (off northwest Africa) and the Mediterranean Sea, where it is found to a depth of 300 m (980 ft). This species grows to a total length of 30 cm (12 in) . It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its monotypic genus.