Cleisthenes (fish)

Cleisthenes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes pinetorum
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms

Protopsetta Schmidt, 1904

Nomenclature

Both species in the genus are commonly known as Sôhachi in Japan.[1][2]

Etymology

The genus is named after the Athenian noble and democrat Cleisthenes.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (6 October 2010). "Cleisthenes herzensteini". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (6 October 2010). "Cleisthenes pinetorum". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Cleisthenes in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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