Cleisthenes (fish)

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = FMIB 41154 Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks.jpeg

| image_caption= Cleisthenes pinetorum

| taxon = Cleisthenes

| authority = Jordan & Starks, 1904

| type_species = Cleisthenes pinetorum

| type_species_authority = Jordan & Starks 1904

| synonyms = Protopsetta Schmidt, 1904

}}

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

Nomenclature

Both species in the genus are commonly known as Sôhachi in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=8560 |title=Cleisthenes herzensteini|accessdate=2011-08-02 |editor1-first=Rainer|editor1-last=Froese|editor2-first=Daniel|editor2-last=Pauly|date=6 October 2010 |work=Fishbase |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}{{cite web|url=http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cleisthenes-pinetorum.html |title=Cleisthenes pinetorum|accessdate=2011-08-02|editor1-first=Rainer|editor1-last=Froese|editor2-first=Daniel|editor2-last=Pauly|date=6 October 2010 |work=Fishbase |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}

[[Etymology]]

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

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Cleisthenes|date=October 2012}}

References