- Cleisthenes herzensteini
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Cleisthenes herzensteini Conservation status Not evaluatedScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pleuronectiformes Family: Pleuronectidae Genus: Cleisthenes Species: C. herzensteini Binomial name Cleisthenes herzensteini
(Schmidt, 1904)Cleisthenes herzensteini is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in the temperate waters of the northwest Pacific, from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, Gulf of Bohai and the East China Sea. It can grow up to 47 centimetres (19 in) in length, though its length is typically around 31 centimetres (12 in). Its maximum recorded weight is 1.215 kilograms (2.68 lb), and it can live for up to 15 years.[1]
Nomenclature
Both species in the genus Cleisthenes - Cleisthenes herzensteini and Cleisthenes pinetorum - are commonly known as Sôhachi in Japan.[1]
The genus is named after the Athenian noble and democrat Cleisthenes, and the species is named after the Russian zoologist S. M. Herzenstein.
Diet
The diet of Cleisthenes herzensteini consists of zoobenthos organisms, including fish and crustaceans such as shrimps, prawns and crabs.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Cleisthenes herzensteini". Fishbase. 6 October 2010. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=8560. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
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