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Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Pleuronectiformes
family
Pleuronectidae
genus
Limanda
species
Limanda limanda

Name

Synonyms
Liopsetta limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758
Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788
Homonyms
Limanda limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Almindelig ising in Danish
Almindelig ising in Danish
Cambula europeana in Romanian
Common dab in English
Common dab in English
Garve in English
Garve in English
Garve Fluke in English
Garve fluke in English
Gludā plekste in Latvian
Harilik soomuslest in Estonian
Hietakampela in Finnish
Ising in Danish
Ising in Danish
Iverak in Croatian
Iverak in Serbian
Jelinenn in Breton
Kliesche in German
Kliesche in German
Kliesche in German
Kliesche in German
Lenguedina Común in Spanish
Limanda in Spanish
Limanda in Italian
Limanda Nordica in Spanish
Limanda limanda in Italian
Limanda nordica in Spanish
Limande in French
Limande in French
Limande Commune in French
Limande commune in French
Limando in Ido
Lledod Tywod in Welsh
Paprastoji gelsvapelekė plekšnė in Lithuanian
Pisi baligi in Turkish
Sand Dab in English
Sand dab in English
Sandflyndre in Norwegian
Sandkoli in Icelandic
Sandskädda in Swedish
Schar in Dutch
Scharbe in German
Scharbe in German
Scharbe in German
Scharchen in German
Solha escura do mar do norte in Portuguese
Solha-escura-do-Mar-do-Norte in Portuguese
Solha-escura-do-Mar-do-Norte in Portuguese
Solla in Spanish
Soomuslest in Estonian

Bibliographic References

  1. Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau, 1998: Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fishery Bulletin, vol. 96, no. 4. 686-726.
  2. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  4. Jägerskiölds marina inventering (2008) L.A. Jägerskiölds inventering av marina evertebrater vid svenska Västkusten 1921-1938. Exceldokument, 2008.
  5. Kullander, Nyman, Jilg & Delling (2012) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Strålfeniga fiskar. Chordata: Actinopterygii
  6. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  8. Nijssen, H. (2001)
  9. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
  10. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  11. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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