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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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Species
Least ConcernEuropean plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilyPleuronectidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded92,458
via GBIF · IUCN
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- taxon common name
- navadna plošča
- short name
- P. platessa
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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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