Pleuronectes platessa
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Pleuronectes platessa, commonly known as the European plaice, is a commercially important flatfish species found in the northeastern Atlantic and adjacent seas.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flatfish
ⓘ
marine organism ⓘ species of fish ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pleuronectes platessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor | brown upper side with orange or red spots ⓘ |
| bodyShape | laterally flattened ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialImportance | high ⓘ |
| commonName | European plaice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
bivalve molluscs
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ small benthic invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution | northeastern Atlantic from Barents Sea to Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| ecologicalZone | demersal ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| eyePosition | both eyes on right side of body ⓘ |
| family | Pleuronectidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fisheryGear |
beam trawls
ⓘ
bottom trawls ⓘ |
| fisheryType | commercial fisheries ⓘ |
| fleshColor | white ⓘ |
| habitat |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ continental shelf ⓘ northeastern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| juvenileHabitat | shallow coastal nursery grounds ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalDevelopment | pelagic larvae ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| lowerSideColor | white ⓘ |
| marketUse | human consumption ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 100 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 7 kg ⓘ |
| order | Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Pleuronectes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | eastern North Atlantic ⓘ |
| salinityPreference | marine ⓘ |
| salinityTolerance | slightly brackish waters ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | offshore waters ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | winter to early spring ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 20–50 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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