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Pleuronectes platessa

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Pleuronectes platessa

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Also known as plaice, European plaice

flatfish

AI overview

Pleuronectes platessa, commonly known as plaice, is a flatfish found in European waters that has both eyes on one side of its head and lives on the seafloor. It has been an important commercial fish species for centuries, supporting fishing industries and providing a significant food source for many communities.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Pleuronectes platessa is referenced by 76 other articles, and connects out to fin, bottom trawling and Iceland.

It sits within the topics Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Commercial fish and Fish described in 1758.

Its subject is documented across 50 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

European plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPleuronectiformes
  5. FamilyPleuronectidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded92,458

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records
831
With media
35
Family
Pleuronectidae
Collections
ZMO
Recorded in
Norway

Wikidata facts

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Commons category
Pleuronectes platessa
taxon name
Pleuronectes platessa
MCN code
0303.32.00
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Pleuronectes platessa
taxon common name
navadna plošča
short name
P. platessa
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Encyclopedic overview

The European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), commonly referred to as simply plaice, or schol in Dutch, is a species of marine flatfish in the genus Pleuronectes of the family Pleuronectidae.

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