Clidoderma

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 Middle Miocene of Japan. C. chitaensis <small>Ohe & Kawase 1995</small> is known from the Yamami formation of the Chita Peninsula and C. yamagataensis <small>Sakamoto, Uyeno & Otsu 2001</small> known from Yamagata Prefecture. An indeterminate fossil species is also known from the Middle Miocene of Sakhalin, Russia.

Extant species

There is currently one recognized extant species in this genus:

• Clidoderma asperrimum <small>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)</small> (Roughscale sole)

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References