Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Scientific name Clidoderma Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Infraphylum Gnathostomata Order Pleuronectiformes Higher classification Hippoglossinae | |
Similar Pleuronectidae, Flatfish, Deepsea sole, Liopsetta, Ammotretis | ||
Clidoderma is a genus of righteye flounders containing one extant species and two described fossil species from Japan.
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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 and C. yamagataensis Sakamoto, Uyeno & Otsu 2001 known from Yamagata Prefecture.
Extant species
There is currently one recognized extant species in this genus:
References
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