WoRMS taxon details
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)
127139 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127139)
accepted
Species
Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Liopsetta limanda (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 270 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 270 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127139 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835) Gottsche, C.M. (1835). Die seeländischen Pleuronectes-Arten. <em>Arch. Naturgeschichte.</em> 2: 133-185., available online at https://books.google.be/books?id=zkzv6ejVAmwC&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=Die+seel%C3%A4ndischen+Pleuronectes-Arten&source=bl&ots=37PTPvpwEk&sig=EnFsfKp8J_n6p4ulAvKORtWpPkM&hl=pt-PT&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvlMnJsMvcAhUEY1AKHVCnBhsQ6AEwBXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=Die%20seel [details] 
original description (of Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846) Bonaparte, C.L. (1846). Catalogo metodico dei pesci europei. <em>Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli.</em> Part 2: 1-95. [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 270 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 75 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846) Bonaparte, C.L. (1846). Catalogo metodico dei pesci europei. <em>Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli.</em> Part 2: 1-95. [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 270 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 75 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Fish trawl survey: ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Fish trawl survey: ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Breton | lizenlimandeainez | [details] |
| Catalan | limanda | [details] |
| Danish | sletteising | [details] |
| Dutch | schar | [details] |
| English | dabcommon dab | [details] |
| Finnish | hietakampela | [details] |
| French | limande | [details] |
| German | ScharbeKliesche | [details] |
| Icelandic | sandkoli | [details] |
| Italian | limanda | [details] |
| Norwegian | sandflyndre | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | sandflyndre | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | sandflyndre | [details] |
| Polish | zimnica | [details] |
| Russian | ërshevatka | [details] |
| Spanish | limanda nórdicalenguadina | [details] |
| Swedish | sandskäddasandflundra | [details] |
| Welsh | lleden dywod | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (264 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Limanda limanda)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Liopsetta limanda (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788)
To GenBank (40119 nucleotides; 30121 proteins) (from synonym Liopsetta limanda (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (40119 nucleotides; 30121 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (40119 nucleotides; 30121 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (264 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Limanda limanda)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Limanda vulgaris Gottsche, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Limanda oceanica Bonaparte, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Liopsetta limanda (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788)
To GenBank (40119 nucleotides; 30121 proteins) (from synonym Liopsetta limanda (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (40119 nucleotides; 30121 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (40119 nucleotides; 30121 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
