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
Pinnoctopus cordiformis appear to be consistent differences between specimens identified as "P. cordiformis" and those identified as "O. maorum" which suggests that there is a second species but this species more closely resembles a species of the genus "Enteroctopus", with the description closely resembling "Enteroctopus zealandicus". The name "the name Pinnoctopus cordiformis" is regarded as unresolved, a "nomen dubium", by some authorities. Pinnoctopus cordiformis Pinnoctopus cordiformis is a species of octopus found around the coasts of New Zealand. "Pinnoctopus cordiformis" is identifiable by their orange-brown or purple-grey colouration; iridescent white spots are also found on the arms and web. No white spots