''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:
* ''
Clidoderma asperrimum''
( Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Roughscale sole)
See also
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Prehistoric fish
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List of prehistoric bony fish
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References
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Extinct animals of Japan
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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