When it is recorded
Jan9,467
Feb22,797
Mar21,398
Apr1,891
May309
Jun1,495
Jul15,707
Aug43,261
Sep47,804
Oct10,321
Nov6,164
Dec1,144
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 62 | |
| 2 | Derry City and Strabane | Northern Ireland | 56 | |
| 3 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 55 | |
| 4 | Ceredigion | Wales | 33 | |
| 5 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 26 | |
| 6 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 22 | |
| 7 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 22 | |
| 8 | Devon | England | 20 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 18 | |
| 10 | Norfolk | England | 17 | |
| 11 | Gwynedd | Wales | 17 | |
| 12 | Conwy | Wales | 14 | |
| 13 | Suffolk | England | 11 | |
| 14 | Dorset | England | 11 | |
| 15 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 11 |
1,199 England402 Scotland998 Wales1,289 Northern Ireland43 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 43 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 182,165
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 43
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Pleuronectes platessa
- Also known as
- Plaice
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 6,432
- Most recorded in
- Pembrokeshire, Derry City and Strabane, Causeway Coast and Glens
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Pleuronectes
- Name with authority
- Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 56
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27098 · GBIF 7700106