European plaice  (Pleuronectes platessa)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Pleuronectiformes
Family Pleuronectidae
Genus Pleuronectes (1)
Size Length: up to 100 cm (2)
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Status

This highly commercial fish is threatened by overfishing. It is not listed under any conservation designations (6).