Clidoderma
| Clidoderma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Clidoderma Bleeker, 1862 |
Clidoderma is a genus of righteye flounders containing one extant species and two described fossil species from Japan.
Fossil species
Two fossil species are known from the Miocene of Japan. C. chitaensis Ohe & Kawase 1995 is known from the Yamami formation of the Chita Peninsula[1] and C. yamagataensis Sakamoto, Uyeno & Otsu 2001 known from Yamagata Prefecture.[2]
Extant species
There is currently one recognized extant species in this genus:[3]
- Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Roughscale sole)
References
- ↑ Ohe F. & Kawase M. (1995): Clidoderma chitaensis, A New Fossil Flat Fish, from the Miocene Yamami Formation, Chita Peninsula, Aichi, Central Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum （Academic Journal ,1995 ） / 22 , 1-7
- ↑ Sakamoto K. & Uyeno T. (2001): Clidoderma yamagataensis, a New Middle Miocene Righteye Flatfish, from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae). Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series C, Geology & paleontology 27(1/2), 1-6, June 22, 2001
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Clidoderma in FishBase. October 2012 version.
See also
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