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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
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Hippoglossoides platessoides
American plaice - Plie canadienne

Hippoglossoides platessoides
Characteristics:
• dark beige, with mottling
• convex tail
• large mouth
• lateral line almost straight
• form relatively rounded
May be mistaken for: other Pleuronectidae
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Family:
Pleuronectidae
Type of measure:
Total mm
Maximum size:
820 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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