latus, Platessa Cuvier [G.] 1829:339 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] France. No types known. Probable syntypes: MNHN 1999-0997 (1) Norway. Originally as "Pl. latus. N." with Pl. probably standing for Pleuronectes; if Platessa then species should be lata. •Synonym of Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus 1758 -- (Nielsen 1973:623 [ref. 6885], Kottelat 1997:182 [ref. 22952], Evseenko 2003:S67 [ref. 28535], Evseenko 2004:12 [ref. 27606]). Current status: Synonym of Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus 1758. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.