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Definition of Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa
Plaice Plaice, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa flatish, plaice. See Place.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European food fish (Pleuronectes platessa), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more. (b) A large American flounder (Paralichthys dentatus; called also brail, puckermouth, and summer flounder. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species. [Written also plaise.] Plaice mouth, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson.

Meaning of Pleuronectes platessa from wikipedia

- European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), commonly referred to as simply plaice, is a species of marine flatfish in the genus Pleuronectes of the family Pleuronectidae...
- americ**** (Walbaum, 1792) Synonyms Pleuronectes americ**** Walbaum, 1792 Pleuronectes pl**** Mitchill, 1814 Platessa pusilla De Kay, 1842 Pseudopleuronectes...
- late Latin platessa, meaning flatfish, which originated from the Ancient Gr**** platys, meaning broad. The European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) is a right-e****...
- Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans. There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Pleuronectes platessa...
- most famous intergeneric hybrids are between the European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and European flounder (Platichthys flesus) in the Baltic Sea, and...
- in the Archiv für Naturgeschichte in 1835. It was later do****ented as Platessa ferruginea by David Humphreys Storer in 1839, who noted the similarity...
- cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Synonyms Platessa cornuta Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Pleuronectes cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Pleuronichthys...
- 1950s, but had decreased to 10–20 tonnes by the 1980s. The plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) is one of Sweden's most important food fishes. It is common around...
- 1776) Synonyms Pleuronectes glacialis Pallas, 1776 Pleuronectes cicatricosus Pallas, 1814 Platessa dwinensis Lilljeborg, 1851 Pleuronectes franklinii Günther...
- The European flounder sometimes hybridises with European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and, particularly in the western Baltic Sea, the hybrid is common...