Plaice

Family Pleuronectidae

• Portuguese: Solha
• Spanish: Platija
• French: Plie, Carrelet
• Dutch: Schol
• German: Scholle
• Polish: Gladzica
• Russian: Morskaya kambala
• Finnish: Punakampela
• Swedish: Rödspotta
• Norwegian: Gullflyndre, Rødspette
• Danish: Rødspætte
• Icelandic: Skarkoli
• Other: Leathóg (Irish); Lleden (Welsh); Pladijs (Belgian Flemish)

REMARKS The absolute maximum length of the plaice is about 90 cm, but the usual length of a fully grown fish does not exceed 50 cm. The coloration of the eyed side is a warm brown with the familiar orange or red spots. The blind side is pearly white.