Cleisthenes (fish)
| Cleisthenes | |
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| Cleisthenes pinetorum | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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]
Etymology[edit]
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Cleisthenes in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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