WoRMS taxon details
Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780)
127137 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127137)
accepted
Species
Drepanopsetta platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted > superseded combination (synonym)
Hippoglossoides limanda Gottsche, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hippoglossoides platessoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Hypoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Hippoglossoides platessoides limandoides (Bloch, 1787) accepted as Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780)
- Subspecies Hippoglossoides platessoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) (senior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285 [details] 
Distribution Southern Labrador and Western Greenland to Rhode Island
Distribution Southern Labrador and Western Greenland to Rhode Island [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127137 on 2025-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hippoglossoides limanda 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 Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 24, Pl. 186 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285 [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 Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 24, Pl. 186 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285 [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)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) ICES North Sea cod and plaice egg surveys (2004, 2009)., available online at http://eggsandlarvae.ices.dk [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 164 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) ICES North Sea cod and plaice egg surveys (2004, 2009)., available online at http://eggsandlarvae.ices.dk [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 164 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes [details]Distribution Southern Labrador and Western Greenland to Rhode Island [details]
Habitat Found on soft bottoms at depths of 10- 400 m. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Importance Social- Highly commercial [details]
Predators American angler, Atlantic halibut [details]
Reproduction Spawns from spring until early summer, eggs are pelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | håising | [details] |
| Dutch | lange schar | [details] |
| English | sand-dablong rough dabCanadian plaiceAmerican plaice | [details] |
| Finnish | liejukampela | [details] |
| French | sole d'Écosseplie canadienneflétan nainfausse solebalai | [details] |
| German | rauhe ScharbeDoggerscharbe | [details] |
| Icelandic | skrápflúra | [details] |
| Norwegian | gapeflyndre | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gapeflyndre | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gapeflyndre | [details] |
| Polish | niegladzica | [details] |
| Russian | kambala-ërsh | [details] |
| Swedish | lerskädda | [details] |
| Welsh | lleden gennog | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (81 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hypoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (167 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Hippoglossoides limanda Gottsche, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hippoglossoides platessoides limandoides (Bloch, 1787))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (84 publications) (from synonym Drepanopsetta platessoides (Fabricius, 1780))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippoglossoides platessoides)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase (from synonym Hypoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780))
To FishBase (from synonym Hippoglossoides platessoides limandoides (Bloch, 1787))
To FishBase images (Hippoglossoides platessoides, Norway, by Svensen, R.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 84 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 84 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippoglossoides platessoides P12891 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hypoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (167 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Hippoglossoides limanda Gottsche, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hippoglossoides platessoides limandoides (Bloch, 1787))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (84 publications) (from synonym Drepanopsetta platessoides (Fabricius, 1780))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippoglossoides platessoides)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes limandoides Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase (from synonym Hypoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780))
To FishBase (from synonym Hippoglossoides platessoides limandoides (Bloch, 1787))
To FishBase images (Hippoglossoides platessoides, Norway, by Svensen, R.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 84 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes platessoides Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 84 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippoglossoides platessoides P12891 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
