Where does the American plaice live?
Hippoglossoides platessoides has 299,202 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1835 to 2026. Most records come from Canada.
- 299,202 records
- 20 places
- 137 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPleuronectiformesPleuronectidaeHippoglossoides
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 243,628 | |
| United States | 19,079 | |
| Norway | 16,654 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 7,267 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,443 | |
| Sweden | 1,424 | |
| Russia | 1,325 | |
| Denmark | 938 | |
| Ireland | 461 | |
| Netherlands | 417 | |
| Germany | 319 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 294 | |
| Greenland | 263 | |
| Isle of Man | 126 | |
| ZZ | 54 | |
| Belgium | 24 | |
| Faroe Islands | 19 | |
| Iceland | 8 | |
| France | 3 | |
| Namibia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Pleuronectidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.