113. PLEURONECTID^ — CITHARICHTHYS. 817 
2f. D. 81; A. Co; Lat. 1. 53 (Lat. 1. 70, Crilnther). West Florida to 
Cuba; abundant in deep water. 
(Pleuronectes ammaca Cuvier, Regne Anim.: Hemirhomhus aramaca Gtlir. iv, 422: 
1 Hemirhomhus fuscus Poey, Syu. Pise, Cub. 1868, 406. 
aa. Teeth in both jaws in single series {Citharickthys). 
1257 . C. s<>r<li4lHS (Grd.) Gthr. 
Dull olive brownish of varying shade, the males with dull orange 
spots and blotches; each scale with a darker edge; dorsal and anal 
tins in the male blackish, with dull orange blotches, and edged ante- 
riorly with yellowish; female paler, the tins nearly plain. Form ellip- 
tical; interocular space concave, scaly, a conspicuous sharp ridge above 
the lower eye; mouth not large, the maxillary about 3 in length of head ; 
teeth anteriorly subequal, growing much smaller behind. Gill-rakers 
about 16 below the angle. Lower pharyngeals narrow, each with one 
row of slender teeth. Scales rather large, thin, and membranaceous, 
readily deciduous, their edges slightlj^ ciliate; accessory scales numer- 
ous. Eye large, much longer than snout, 31 in head; depth of caudal 
peduncle less than one-third head; pectorals long, nearly two-thirds 
length of head. Head 3f; depth 2^. D. 95; A. 77; Lat. 1. 70. Coast 
of California north, to Vancouver Island; very abundant; a small, soft- 
fleshed, dull-colored species. 
{Psettichthys sordidns Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila. 1854, 142; Gtintber, iv, 421; 
Lockiugton, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 1879, 83: Metopomps cooperi Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. 
Sci. Pliila. 1864, 198: Orthopsetta sordida Gill.) 
1258. C. spatopterms Giiiitlier. 
Olive brownish, usually with large blotches of darker; a series of 
distant, obscure, blackish blotches along the basal portions of the anal 
and dorsal fins. Body ovate. Mouth small, very oblique, the gape 
curved; maxillary 2§ times iu length of head, reaching beyond middle 
of orbit; snout projecting; eyes small, even, shorter than snout, about 
6 in head, separated by a narrow ridge, which is concave and scaleless 
anteriorly; teeth all small; front teeth of upper jaw wide-set, much 
larger than the posterior, which are close together and very small; 
teeth of lower jaw few, wide apart. Gill-rakers short and strong, 13 
below angle. Pectorals short, less than half length of head. Scales 
large, those on middle of sides posteriorly largest. Head 3^; depth 
27 ^. D. 80; A. Cl; Lat. 1. 45. Size small. Tropical America, north 
to Florida and Louisiana (here described from specimens obtained at 
Panama). 
(Giiiitlier, iv, 421; Giiuther, Trans. Z 06 I. Soc. Lond. 1866, 471: CitharichtJiys micros- 
tomus Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1864, 223.) 
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