Cleisthenes (fish)
Appearance
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Cleisthenes | |
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Cleisthenes pinetorum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
Genus: | Cleisthenes Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
Type species | |
Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks 1904
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Synonyms | |
Protopsetta Schmidt, 1904 |
Cleisthenes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwest Pacific Ocean.
Nomenclature
[edit]Both species in the genus are commonly known as Sôhachi in Japan.[1][2]
The genus is named after the Athenian noble and democrat Cleisthenes.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Cleisthenes herzensteini (Schmidt, 1904)
- Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks, 1904
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (6 October 2010). "Cleisthenes herzensteini". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (6 October 2010). "Cleisthenes pinetorum". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (October 2012). "Species in genus Cleisthenes". FishBase.