Citharichthys abbotti, the Veracruz whiff, is a species of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family Paralichthyidae. It is endemic to the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, found on the Eastern Mexico Continental Shelf, with Veracruz to the south and the Rio Grande to the north.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Citharichthys |
| Species: | C. abbotti
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| Citharichthys abbotti C. E. Dawson, 1969
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It is a demersal fish that inhabits tropical waters. Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.
References
edit- ^ Munroe, T.; Collette, B.B.; Grubbs, D.; Pezold, F.; Simons, J.; Caruso, J.; Carlson, J.; McEachran, J.D.; Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Citharichthys abbotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T196694A2474679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T196694A2474679.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharichthys abbotti". FishBase. March 2012 version.