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Pleuronectes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Pleuronectes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Pleuronectidae

Mass
  
European plaice: 3.8 kg

Higher classification
  
Pleuronectini

Order
  
Flatfish

Pleuronectes MarLIN The Marine Life Information Network Plaice Pleuronectes

Lower classifications
  
European plaice, Yellowtail flounder, Alaska plaice

How to identify plaice pleuronectes platessa


Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.

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Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Pleuronectes AnimalBase Pleuronectes platessa species homepage

  • Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (European plaice)
  • Pleuronectes putnami (T. N. Gill, 1864) (American Smooth Flounder)
  • Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Pallas, 1814 (Alaska plaice)

    • Pleuronectes Pleuronectes platessa Marine Life Encyclopedia

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    References

    Pleuronectes Wikipedia
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