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Hippoglossoides platessoides  (Fabricius, 1780)

American plaice
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Common names: Hvassasprek, Skeivikjaftur
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
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Common names from other countries

Камбала-ерш, هوشع كندي, 拟庸鲽, ... more

Main reference

Cooper, J.A. and F. Chapleau. 1998. (Ref. 30193)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 82.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58426); max. published weight: 6.4 kg (Ref. 7251); max. reported age: 30 years (Ref. 6263)

Length at first maturity
 Lm 35.0  range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 3000 m (Ref. 58426), usually 90 - 250 m (Ref. 6263)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 6°C (Ref. 107945); 77°N - 41°N, 72°W - 55°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: off eastern Greenland and from the English Channel to the coast of Murmansk. Western Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada and western Greenland to Rhode Island in USA (Ref. 7251). Two subspecies were recognized, H. p. platessoides from northwestern Atlantic, and H. p. limandoides from the northeastern Atlantic (Ref. 51668).
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Short description

Slender body and a large mouth. Dorsal fin starts above left eye. Lateral line almost straight. Rough scales (Ref. 35388).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults are most abundant from 90 m to 250 m deep and bottom temperatures of -0.5 to 2.5°C (Ref. 6263). Live on soft bottoms (Ref. 9988, 58426). Feed on invertebrates and small fishes. Batch spawner (Ref. 51486). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 4.1   ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (rm=0.43; K=0.06-0.12; tm=2-11; tmax=30; Fec=50,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 High