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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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In the Vinony graph
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 ConcernEuropean plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilyPleuronectidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 831
- With media
- 35
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Collections
- ZMO
- Recorded in
- Norway
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Pleuronectes platessa.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pleuronectes platessa
- taxon name
- Pleuronectes platessa
- MCN code
- 0303.32.00
- Commons gallery
- 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.
Description
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