Cleisthenes herzensteini

Cleisthenes herzensteini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Genus:	Cleisthenes
Species:	C. herzensteini
Binomial name
	Cleisthenes herzensteini; (Schmidt, 1904)
Synonyms
	Hippoglossoides 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]

Diet

The diet of Cleisthenes herzensteini consists of zoobenthos organisms, including fish and crustaceans such as crabs, shrimp and prawns.[1]

References

Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly (6 October 2010). "Cleisthenes herzensteini". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-08-02.

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[Fishbase-1] Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly (6 October 2010). "Cleisthenes herzensteini". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-08-02.