European plaice European plaice The European plaice ("Pleuronectes platessa") is a commercially important flatfish. The geographical range of the European plaice is off all coasts from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean, also in the Northeast Atlantic and off Greenland. In some locales such as the Irish Sea this species is considered fully exploited by commercial fishing. It is a common flatfish, occurring on the sandy and muddy bottoms of the European shelf, usually at depths between 10 and 50 m, where they tend to burrow in sediment during day time and remain stationary for long periods. They can be found at
Sargassum fish Sargassum fish The sargassum fish, anglerfish, or frog fish ("Histrio histrio") is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, the only species in its genus. It lives among "Sargassum" seaweed which floats in subtropical oceans. The scientific name comes from the Latin "histrio" meaning a stage player or actor, and refers to the fish's feeding behaviour. "Histrio histrio", a strange-looking fish, blends well with its surroundings in its seaweed habitat. It is laterally compressed and its length can reach . The colour of the body and the large oral cavity is very variable, but is usually mottled and spotted yellow, green,