American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 10–3000 m.
Scientific name: Hippoglossoides platessoides · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 82.6 cm
The American plaice is a demersal pleuronectid whose adults are most abundant from 90 to 250 m in bottom temperatures of -0.5 to 2.5 degrees Celsius, and it lives on soft bottoms, feeding on invertebrates and small fishes; it is a batch spawner. It is recorded from 10 to 3,000 m. Its range is the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, with two subspecies formerly recognised, one in the north-western Atlantic and one in the north-eastern Atlantic. Maximum length is about 82.6 cm total length, and it can live 30 years, maturing at about 35 cm. It is a highly commercial species and a gamefish, marketed fresh and frozen, with a high price category. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 66 of 100 and resilience low, and climate vulnerability is moderate to high at 46 of 100. IUCN lists it as endangered.
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