Citharinus

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic_taxobox

| image = Citharinus latus n90 w1150.jpg

| image_caption = Citharinus latus

| taxon = Citharinus

| authority = G. Cuvier, 1817{{Cof family|family=Citharinidae|access-date=3 June 2025}}

| type_species = Serrasalmus citharus

| type_species_authority = Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809

| synonyms = * Citharinoides Daget, 1962

| synonyms_ref =

}}

Citharinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Citharinidae, the lutefishes. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical Africa.