Hippoglossoides platessoides
E826778
Hippoglossoides platessoides, commonly known as the American plaice, is a North Atlantic flatfish species of commercial importance in fisheries.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
flatfish ⓘ marine organism ⓘ |
| assessedBy |
ICES
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NAFO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | laterally compressed ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | food fish ⓘ |
| commonName |
American plaice
ⓘ
rough dab ⓘ |
| depthRange |
10–200 m
ⓘ
occasionally to 700 m ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Julius Walbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| eyePosition | both eyes on right side of body ⓘ |
| family | Pleuronectidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fishedBy | trawl fisheries ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Barents Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Banks of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of St. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Icelandic waters ⓘ Labrador Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Hippoglossoides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
continental shelf
ⓘ
muddy bottoms ⓘ sandy bottoms ⓘ soft bottoms ⓘ |
| importance | commercially important in North Atlantic fisheries ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | pelagic ⓘ |
| lifestyle | demersal ⓘ |
| maximumLength | 70 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | 3 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | spawning in late winter to spring ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | cold-temperate waters ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 30–50 cm ⓘ |
| waterType | marine ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1792 ⓘ |
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