European plaice

flatfish
Taxon taxon Q27098
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European plaice

Summary

European plaice is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #1,433 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European plaice's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • European plaice is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • European plaice's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • European plaice is classified within Pleuronectes[6].
  • European plaice's scientific name is Pleuronectes platessa[7].
  • European plaice's Commons category is recorded as Pleuronectes platessa[8].
  • European plaice's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pleuronectes platessa[9].
  • European plaice's Commons gallery is recorded as Pleuronectes platessa[10].
  • European plaice's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11].
  • European plaice's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. platessa'}[12].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European plaice'}[13].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Solla'}[14].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Solla Europea'}[15].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Carrelet'}[16].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plie'}[17].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plie Commune'}[18].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Plie D'Europe"}[19].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Plaice'}[20].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flatfish'}[21].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fluke'}[22].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hen Fish'}[23].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plaice-fluke'}[24].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'pladijs, schol'}[25].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'plie, carrelet'}[26].
  • European plaice is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'plaice'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, European plaice is Pleuronectes platessa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pleuronectes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Solla'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Solla Europea'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Carrelet'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plie'}[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plie Commune'}[18].

Identifiers

European plaice's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47523[28]. European plaice's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8262[29]. European plaice's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7700106[30]. European plaice's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172902[31].

Why It Matters

European plaice ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #1,433 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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