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}}
- Cleisthenes herzensteini (Schmidt, 1904)
- Cleisthenes pinetorum Jordan & Starks, 1904
References
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Category:Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Category:Taxa named by Edwin Chapin Starks
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