mimic sanddab
Citharichthys gordae Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Citharichthys gordae, the mimic sanddab, is a species of sanddab in the large-tooth flounder family Paralichthyidae. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, found off the coast of Mexico. It has a limited distribution, found in the Magdalena Bay and along the Baja California peninsula, as well as part of the Gulf of California.
It is a demersal fish that lives in sandy or muddy bottoms of tropical waters, at depths of between 73 and 146 metres (240 and 479 ft). Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, the mimic sanddab has both eyes on the left side of its head. It grows to a maximum length of around 14 centimetres (5.5 in). It is a brownish color, mottled with darker patches.
Wikipedia contributors, Citharichthys gordae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:27.929471+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Citharichthys gordae Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938
- Name authority
- Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938
- Common name
- mimic sanddab
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Paralichthyidae
- Genus
- Citharichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyParalichthyidae Regan, 1910
- genusCitharichthys Bleeker, 1862
- speciesCitharichthys gordae Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Citharichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Stream flounderCitharichthys arctifrons Goode, 1880 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Citharichthys darwini Victor & Wellington, 2013 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Veracruz whiffCitharichthys abbotti Dawson, 1969 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Citharichthys amblybregmatus Gutherz & Blackman, 1970 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spined whiffCitharichthys dinoceros Goode & Bean, 1886 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Citharichthys gnathus Hoshino & Amaoka, 1999 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotted whiffCitharichthys macrops Dresel, 1885 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| five-rayed sanddabCitharichthys mariajorisae van der Heiden & Mussot-Pérez, 1995 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific sanddabCitharichthys sordidus (Girard, 1854) | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| speckled sanddabCitharichthys stigmaeus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| voodoo whiffCitharichthys uhleri Jordan, 1889 | ParalichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Beebe, W., & Tee-Van, J. (1938). Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society, XV. Seven new marine fishes from Lower California. Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society, 23 (pt 3, no. 15): 299–312, Pls. 1–3. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.184697 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:VM6K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.