Taxonomy Profile: Pleuronectes platessa (Linnaeus 1758)

Pleuronectes platessa: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Pleuronectes platessus
Linnaeus 1758
Platessa latus
Cuvier 1829
Platessa vulgaris
Cloquet 1826
Pleuronectes borealis
Faber 1828
Pleuronectes platessa baltica
Nilsson 1855
Common Name(s):
European plaice []
plaice []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pleuronectes platessa: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Pleuronectiformes
flatfishes |
flounders |
soles |
limandes |
plies |
poissons plats |
Suborder : Pleuronectoidei
Family : Pleuronectidae
halibuts |
dabs |
righteyed flounders |
righteye flounders |
platijas |
plies |
Subfamily : Pleuronectinae
Genus : Pleuronectes
plaices |
northern flounders |
Species : Pleuronectes platessa
European plaice |
plaice |
Pleuronectes platessa Direct Children(s):
Pleuronectes platessa: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Pleuronectes platessa
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014
Acquired:
2014-11-03
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
Reference for:
Pleuronectes platessa
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Pleuronectes platessa
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Pleuronectes platessa
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-10-01 / 1998-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishery Bulletin, vol. 96, no. 4
Page(s):
686-726
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0090-0656
Notes:
Reference for:
Pleuronectes platessa
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-54-7/0097-0638
Notes:
0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
Reference for:
Pleuronectes platessa
Pleuronectes platessa: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pleuronectes platessa: Comments
Comment:
Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2002) notes that "Although Pleuronectes is masculine, platessa does not decline"