Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Pleuronectiformes > Family Pleuronectidae > Subfamily Pleuronectinae > Genus Platichthys

Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PlatichthysGirard, 1854accepted genus name

Species group names

Pleuronectes flesus Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: shojza; ushojza e zezë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bokmål (Norwegian): skrubbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Breton: fanken sources: Cabioch, L. (2008). Personal communication
 Catalan: plana; rèmol de riu sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 Danish: skrubbe sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.
 Dutch: bot sources: Ann-Katrien Leskrauwaet
 English: European flounder; flounder; fluke sources: FAO. FAO Species Identification and Data Programme (SIDP). Aquatic Species Fact Sheets.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
 English-United States: Flounder sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: platutxa latz
 Finnish: kampela sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.
 French: flet; flet commun sources: Quéro J.C., 1984 - Les poissons de mer des pêches françaises - J. Grancher ed, 394 p;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]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
 German: Butt; Butte; Elbbutt; Flinder; Flinger; Flunder; gemeine Flunder; Goldflunder; Graubutt; Sandbutt; Strombutt; Struffbutt; Struvbutt; Wattbutt; Weserbutt sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Φασί sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Icelandic: flundra
 Italian: passera pianuzza
 Lithuanian: upinė plekšnė sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: skrubbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: skrubbe
 Norwegian Nynorsk: skrubbe
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): skrubbe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: fląderka; stornia sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.
 Portuguese: patruça; solha das pedras sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.
 Russian: rechnaya kambala; камбала речная sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: iverka sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: skrubba; skrubbskädda sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: камбала річкова sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: lleden fach; lleden fwd

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374

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]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

additional source

FishBase, version december 2007

additional source

FishBase, version may 2009

additional source

FishBase, version october 2012

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

additional source

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

FishBase
Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GenBank (8907 nucleotides; 290 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127141

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304943

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2008-01-15 by Dr Jorg Freyhof & by Nicolas Bailly

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