Platessa platessa
Family : Pleuronectidae
Genus : Platessa
Species : platessa
Accepted scientific name:
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Platessa latus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
Platessa platessa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Platessa vulgaris Cloquet, 1826 (synonym)
Pleuronectes borealis Faber, 1828 (synonym)
Pleuronectes latus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
Pleuronectes platessa baltica Nilsson, 1855 (synonym)
Pleuronectes platessus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 7,000 g; max. reported age: 50 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 29.0, range 18 - 35 cm
Environment
Demersal; oceanodromous; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m, usually 10 - 50 m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 2°C - 15°C (Ref. 5504); 73°N - 20°N, 47°W - 45°E
Platessa platessa
Family : Pleuronectidae
Genus : Platessa
Species : platessa
Accepted scientific name:
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Platessa latus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
Platessa platessa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Platessa vulgaris Cloquet, 1826 (synonym)
Pleuronectes borealis Faber, 1828 (synonym)
Pleuronectes latus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
Pleuronectes platessa baltica Nilsson, 1855 (synonym)
Pleuronectes platessus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 7,000 g; max. reported age: 50 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 29.0, range 18 - 35 cm
Environment
Demersal; oceanodromous; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m, usually 10 - 50 m
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: Greenland and Norway south to Morocco; Spain and France in the western Mediterranean. Also known from the White Sea and Estonia.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65 - 79; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 48 - 59. Smooth with small scales. Bony ridge behind the eyes. Upper side brown or greenish brown with irregularly distributed bright red or orange spots. The underside is white. Lateral line straight, slightly curved above pectoral fin. Dorsal fin reaching eye. More than 30 vertebrae.
Biology
Adults live on mixed bottoms, the older the deeper the occurrence. Small individuals are usually seen on bathing beaches. Reported as resident intertidal species with homing behavior. Feed mainly on thin-shelled mollusks and polychaetes. Batch spawner. The most important flatfish for fisheries in Europe. Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, boiled, microwaved and baked. Active at night in the very shallow water while day time is spent buried in the sand. Stationary for long periods, tagging experiments have shown that their spawning migrations can be long. Changes in the environmental conditions have been disadvantageous. Populations in Kattegat and Danish belts decreased in 1980's and early 1990's due to discharge of nutritive salts. Wadden sea is still an excellent nursery ground
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Palaia anglesa Catalan Spain
Iverak zlatopjeg Croatian Croatia
Rødspætte Danish Denmark
Schol Dutch Netherlands
European plaice English UK
Fluke English Isle of Man
Hen fish English UK
Plaice English Australia
Plaice English Estonia
Plaice English Isle of Man
Plaice English UK
Plaice English USA
Plaice-fluke English UK
Merilest Estonian Estonia
Reyðsprøka Faroese Faeroe Is
Punakampela Finnish Finland
Carrelet French France
Plie French France
Plie commune French France
Plie d'Europe French France
Goldbutt German Germany
Scholle German Germany
Schullen German Germany
Φασί Aτλαντικού Greek Greece
Fasi Atlantikou Greek Greece
Glossá-chomatída Greek Greece
Glossáki-chomatida Greek Greece
Skarkoli Icelandic Iceland
Passera Italian Italy
Passera di mare Italian Italy
Platessa Italian Italy
Solla Italian Italy
juras zeltplekste Latvian Latvia
baltijos plekšne Lithuanian Lithuania
扁海鰈 Mandarin Chinese China Main
扁海鲽 Mandarin Chinese China Main
鰈 Mandarin Chinese China Main
鲽 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Liehbage spottagh Manx Isle of Man
Gullflyndre Norwegian Norway
Rødspette Norwegian Norway
Gladzica Polish Poland
Solha Portuguese Portugal
морская камбала Russian Russian Fed
Iverak Serbian Serbia
Morska plošèa Slovene Slovenia
Solla Spanish Spain
Solla europa Spanish Spain
Solla europea Spanish Spain
Rödspotta Swedish Sweden
Rödspätta Swedish Sweden
Skålla Swedish Sweden
Spätta Swedish Sweden
Beneklipisi baligi Turkish Turkey
Pisi baligi Turkish Turkey
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