Sea fish
American plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides
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Møre and Trøndelag coast fishing spots
274Baltic Sea fishing spots
134North Sea fishing spots
20West coast fishing spots
68Nordland coast fishing spots
175South coast fishing spots
66South coast fishing spots
10Kattegat and Skagerrak fishing spots
34Troms coast fishing spots
119West coast fishing spots
260Barents Sea fishing spots
87- Bangsund Småbåthavn Trøndelag
- Batnfjordsøra · shore Møre og Romsdal
- Elvetun · shore Møre og Romsdal
- Fiskå · shore Møre og Romsdal
- Flømolostrand Møre og Romsdal
- Grandfjæra Trøndelag
- Grilstad Marina Trøndelag
- Grønset · shore Møre og Romsdal
134 fishing grounds
20 fishing grounds
68 fishing grounds
- Breisundet Nordland
- Dal · shore Nordland
- Finnøya · shore Nordland
- Fitjestad · shore Nordland
- Fyglsjøen Nordland
- Gravneset Nordland
- Heimsundet Nordland
- Holmtjønna Nordland
- Arendal Seilforening gjestehavn Agder
- Asdal · shore Telemark
- Breibukt Agder
- Breibukt · shore Agder
- Brønnstadbukta Telemark
- Einarsvika Agder
- Elvikstranden Telemark
- Guleodde Agder
10 fishing grounds
34 fishing grounds
- Bentsjordbukta Troms
- Dálusvággi - Olderdalen - Talosvankka · shore Troms
- Koppangen - Gohppi · shore Troms
- Miellegieddi · shore Troms
- Bakkeby - Sinjárga - Sokkuvuono · shore Troms
- Djupvågen Troms
- Elvebukta Troms
- Elvenes Troms
- Andabeløy · shore Agder
- Apalvikjo Vestland
- Barka · shore Rogaland
- Byfjorden Agder
- Dirdal båthavn Rogaland
- Drange Vestland
- Driv Fiskå Rogaland
- Driv Tau Rogaland
- Børstrand · shore Finnmark
- Čuolovuotna - Holmfjord - Suoluvuono · shore Finnmark
- Grense Jakobselv · shore Finnmark
- Kåfjord · shore Finnmark
- Lillebukta Finnmark
- Persfjord · shore Finnmark
- Saltvik · shore Finnmark
- Ulvsvåg · shore Finnmark
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Møre and Trøndelag coast
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Baltic Sea
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North Sea
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West coast
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Nordland coast
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South coast
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South coast
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Kattegat and Skagerrak
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Troms coast
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West coast
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Barents Sea
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Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
5–1,000 m
mostly 10–100 m
Water temperature
-1–10 °C
ideal 1–6 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
12.5–36 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Cove / inner bay
- Pier / quay
- Headland
- Mixed shore
- Cliff / steep shore
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Sand and gravel
- Sand, gravel and rock
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type low, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
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Species profile
- Scientific name
- Hippoglossoides platessoides
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- American plaice
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