Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
(Plaice)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPleuronectes platessa (Plaice)
FamilyPLEURONECTIDAE (flatfish with eyes on right)
OrderPLEURONECTIFORMES (flatfish)
SuperorderACANTHOPTERYGII (advanced teleosts)
InfraclassTeleostei (teleost fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pleuronectes platessa (Plaice) :
1: Pleuronectes platessa (Plaice)
31 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dropped by seagull when I chased it!
Image 1: Dorsal fin - close-upImage 2: Dorsal viewImage 3: Head and anterior region - dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Head - dorsal view - close-upImage 5: Head - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 6: Tail - dorsal view - close-upImage 7: Ventral fin - close-upImage 8: Ventral view
2: Pleuronectes platessa (Plaice)
6 Jul 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Young fish 4.5cm long
Image 1: Top view

Pleuronectes platessa (Plaice) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pleuronectes platessa (Plaice)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pleuronectes platessa (Plaice)
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