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Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Pleuronectiformes
family
Pleuronectidae
genus
Platichthys
species
Platichthys flesus

Name

Synonyms
Flesus flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Flesus vulgaris Moreau, 1881
Platessa carnaria Brown, 1830
Platessa flesus marmorata Nordmann, 1840
Platessa flesus var. marmorata Nordmann, 1840
Platessa glabra Rathke, 1837
Platessa passer Bonaparte
Platichthys flesus bogdanovi (Sandeberg, 1878)
Platichthys flesus flesus
Platichthys flesus italicus (Günther, 1862)
Platichthys flesus luscus (Pallas, 1814)
Platichthys flesus marmorata von Nordmann, 1840
Platichthys flesus septentrionalis (Berg, 1949)
Platichthys flesus trachurus (Duncker, 1892)
Platichthys flesus var. marmorata (Nordmann, 1840)
Platichthys luscus (Pallas, 1814)
Pleuronectes bogdanovii Sandeberg, 1878
Pleuronectes flesoides Pontoppidan, 1766
Pleuronectes flesus Linnaeus, 1758
Pleuronectes flesus baltica Suvorov, 1925
Homonyms
Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Baltic flounder in English
Baltiiskaya rechnaya kambala in Russian
Beggar fluke in language.
Black back in language.
Blin Geordie in language.
Bot in Dutch
Bot in Dutch
Bot in Dutch
Bot in Dutch
Butt in English
Butt in English
Butt in German
Butt in German
Butte in German
Butte in German
Cambula in language.
Cambula in Romanian
Cambulă de liman in language.
Chamatída in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Cheimara in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Chernomorskaya kambala in Russian
Craig fluke in language.
Crookit mooth in language.
Dere pisisi in Turkish
Derepisi baligi in Turkish
Derepisi baligi in Turkish
Derepisisi in Turkish
Derepisisi in Turkish
Derepisisi balığı in Turkish
Elbbutt in German
European flounder in English
European flounder in English
European flounder in English
European flounder in English
European flounder in English
European flounder in English
European flounder in English
European flounder in English
Fasi in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Flet in French
Flet in French
Flet in French
Flet in French
Flet in French
Flet in French
Flet d'Europe in French
Flet d'Europe in French
Flet d'Europe in French
Flet d’Europe in French
Flinder in German

Bibliographic References

  1. (2010) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010).
  2. Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau, 1998: Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fishery Bulletin, vol. 96, no. 4. 686-726.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  4. 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.
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  6. 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). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Momigliano, Denys, Jokinen & Merilä (2018) Platichthys solemdali sp. nov. (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes): A New Flounder Species From the Baltic Sea.
  8. 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.
  9. Nijssen, H. (2001)
  10. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
  11. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  12. Van Emmerik, W.A.M. & De Nie, H.W. (2005)
  13. 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
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