European plaice

European plaice
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Pleuronectes
Species:
P. platessa
Binomial name
Pleuronectes platessa
Synonyms[2]
  • Platessa latus Cuvier, 1829
  • Platessa platessa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Platessa vulgaris Cloquet, 1826
  • Pleuronectes borealis Faber, 1828
  • Pleuronectes latus Cuvier, 1829

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

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Pleuronectes platessa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T135690A50018800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T135690A50018800.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plueronectes platessa". FishBase. February 2018 version.