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European Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 25,401, February 18,760, March 29,393, April 46,243, May 66,675, June 72,704, July 77,799, August 66,906, September 49,121, October 36,665, November 20,036, December 15,659.
United States525,415
Alaska525,363
Canada142
New Brunswick88
Maine52
Quebec52
United Kingdom29
Netherlands28
Zeeland23
Denmark19

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderJacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and Allies · Carangiformes
FamilyRighteye Flounders · Pleuronectidae
GenusPleuronectes

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