Hippoglossoides platessoides

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Hippoglossoides platessoides, commonly known as the American plaice, is a North Atlantic flatfish species of commercial importance in fisheries.

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Hippoglossoides 1
Hippoglossoides platessoides canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
flatfish
marine organism
assessedBy ICES
NAFO
linked to: NAFO Secretariat
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
diet benthic invertebrates
crustaceans
polychaete worms
small fish
eggType pelagic eggs
eyePosition both eyes on right side of body
family Pleuronectidae
fishedBy trawl fisheries
foundIn Barents Sea
Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Icelandic waters
Labrador Sea
North Sea
northeastern Atlantic Ocean
northwestern Atlantic Ocean
genus Hippoglossoides
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
linked to: North Atlantic
order Pleuronectiformes
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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Pleuronectidae includes Hippoglossoides platessoides
Hippoglossoides platessoides genus Hippoglossoides
linked to: Hippoglossoides platessoides