American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Hippoglossoides platessoides
- Common name
- American plaice
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Hippoglossoides
- Size
- 30–80 cm
- Depth
- 10–1000 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- sand, mud
- Behaviours
- solitary
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic
Description
Hippoglossoides platessoides reaches 80 cm. Flatfish (Pleuronectidae) North Atlantic (east and west) with right-eyed flat uniformly brown to red-brown body. Lives from 10 to 1000 m on deep sand and mud of North Atlantic (Norway, Iceland, Northwest Atlantic to Labrador Sea). Very important industrial commercial fishery in Canada (American plaice). Rare recreational diving wide-angle photo subject.
Photo of American plaice
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the American plaice?
- American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) reaches 30–80 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the American plaice?
- American plaice is found between 10–1000 m deep.
- Is the American plaice dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the American plaice?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the American plaice?
- Found in: East Atlantic.
Other species in the family Pleuronectidae
- Pleuronectes platessa - European plaice
- Hippoglossus hippoglossus - Atlantic halibut
- Glyptocephalus cynoglossus - Witch flounder
- Microstomus kitt - Lemon sole
- Limanda limanda - Common dab
- Platichthys flesus - European flounder
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 127137)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2409104)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia