Clidoderma
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Clidoderma asperrimum.jpg
| taxon = Clidoderma
| authority = Bleeker, 1862
| type_species = Clidoderma asperrimum
| type_species_authority = Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
}}
Clidoderma is a genus of righteye flounders containing one extant species and two described fossil species from Japan.
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 PeninsulaOhe F. & Kawase M. (1995): Clidoderma chitaensis, A New Fossil Flat Fish, from the Miocene Yamami Formation, Chita Peninsula, Aichi, Central Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (Academic Journal, 1995) / 22, 1-7 and C. yamagataensis Sakamoto, Uyeno & Otsu 2001 known from Yamagata Prefecture.Sakamoto K. & Uyeno T. (2001): [http://ci.nii.ac.jp/els/110004313636.pdf?id=ART0006482341&type=pdf&lang=en&host=cinii&order_no=&ppv_type=0&lang_sw=&no=1355024350&cp= Clidoderma yamagataensis, a New Middle Miocene Righteye Flatfish, from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae).] Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series C, Geology & paleontology 27(1/2), 1-6, June 22, 2001
Extant species
There is currently one recognized extant species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Clidoderma| month = October | year = 2012}}
- Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Roughscale sole)
See also
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References
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Category:Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Category:Extinct animals of Japan
Category:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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