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Pleuronectes platessus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 616090

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): European plaice [English]
  
  Valid Name: Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
 
       
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  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014, website (version 31-Oct-14)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  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 platessus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  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   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0090-0656   
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2002) notes that "Although Pleuronectes is masculine, platessa does not decline"  
 

 

    

 
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