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 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): 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 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 (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Roughscale sole)
See also
Prehistoric fish List of prehistoric bony fish
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