Scientific Name: Hippoglossoides platessoides

• Acceptable Market Name(s): Plaice or Flounder
• Common Name(s): American Plaice
• Scientific Name: Hippoglossoides platessoides
• DNA Sequence Data: DNA
• Hazard Information: HAZ
• ITIS TSN (see note below): TSN 172877
• Vernacular Name(s) (See note below.*) : Sea Dab; Canadian Plaice; Sand Dab; Black Dab; Sole

* Note: The Vernacular Name(s) (if any listed above) are for CROSS REFERENCE ONLY, and generally not acceptable
for product labeling in interstate commerce. Their use may result in seafood misbranding.

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