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Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert 1882 
Selected References (fossils only) 
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert 1882: Fitch 1967:10. 
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert: Fitch and Reimer 1967:79, 83-84, table 1, fig. 14. 
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert: Fitch 1968:11. 
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert: Fitch and Lavenberg 1975:33. 
Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert: Nolf 1985:104. 
Type Specimen : Extant, Citharichthys stigmaeus Jordan and Gilbert 1882, holotype, USNM 31099 
(Eschmeyer 1998:1612). 
Type Locality : Santa Barbara, California. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch 0967:101 : No specific specimens. Otoliths of C. stigmaeus have been found in 
many southern California Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch and Reimer (19671 : From LACMIP locality 423 (= LACM locality 3245), Signal 
Hill (= Interstate 405 and Cherry Avenue, Long Beach), Fernando Formation, Plio-Pleistocene, Los 
Angeles County; 24 otoliths (one shown in fig. 44) (see Remarks). Bothidae. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch 0968:111 : Same information as in Fitch (1967) above. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch and Lavenberg (1975:331 : No specific specimens, but otoliths of C. stigmaeus are 
abundant in many Pliocene deposits throughout California. 
Referred Specimens in Nolf 0985:1041 : Cites Fitch (1967) that otoliths of C. stigmaeus have been reported 
from the Pliocene of California. 
Remarks : According to Powell (1998:70-71), LACMIP locality 423 (= LACM locality 3245) is in Pleistocene 
strata, therefore a Pliocene record of C. stigmaeus from this locality is questionable, especially since no 
other Neogene locality was given. 
Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert 1890 
Selected References (fossils only) 
Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert: Fitch 1968:11. 
Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert: Nolf 1985:104. 
Type Specimen : Extant, Citharichthys xanthostigma Gilbert 1890, lectotype, USNM 4408 (Eschmeyer 
1998:1802). 
Type Locality : Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch 0968:111 : No specific specimens. Otoliths of C. xanthostigma are fairly abun¬ 
dant in several southern California Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits (see Remarks). 
Referred Specimens in Nolf 0985:1044 : Cites Fitch (1968) that otoliths of C. xanthostigma have been report¬ 
ed from the Pliocene of California. 
Remarks : Because Fitch (1968) did not give a specific fossil locality containing otoliths of X. xanthostigma, 
its presence in the Neogene of California is questionable. 
Citharichthys sp. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch and Reimer 0967:79. 83-84. table 11 : From LACMIP locality 423 (= LACM 
locality 245), Signal Hill (= Interstate 405 and Cherry Avenue, Long Beach), Fernando Formation, Plio- 
Pleistocene, Los Angeles County; nine badly preserved otoliths (unfigured) (see Remarks). Bothidae. 
Referred Specimens in Fitch and Lavenberg (\ 971:431 : Authors state Miocene deposits near Bakersfield, 
California, contain otoliths of Citharichthys sp. and they definitely are not remains of C. sordidus. 
Remarks : According to Powell (1998:70-71), LACMIP locality 423 (= LACM locality 3245) is in Pleistocene 
strata, therefore a Pliocene record of Citharichthys sp. from this locality is questionable. 
