Atlantic halibut

fish
Also known as: Hippoglossus hippoglossus

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description

  • Pacific halibut
    In halibut

    The Atlantic halibut is found in the eastern and western parts of the North Atlantic. It is the largest flatfish, and the most massive individuals may reach a length of about 4.7 metres (15.4 feet) and a weight of 320 kg (705 pounds). It is brown,…

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relationship to flatfish

    size of flatfishes

    • Body plan and sexual dimorphism in the common sole (Solea solea) and dusky flounder (Syacium papillosum).
      In pleuronectiform: General features

      …(4 inches) to the large Atlantic halibut, which attains a length of more than 2 metres (nearly 7 feet) and a weight of about 325 kg (716 pounds). Most species are marine, but some spend all or part of their lives in fresh water. Flatfishes are found in depths up…

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    taxonomy of halibut

    • Pacific halibut
      In halibut

      Both, the Atlantic halibut (H. hippoglossus) and the Pacific halibut (H. stenolepis), have their eyes and colour on one side of the body. As members of the family Pleuronectidae, they usually have these features on the right side of the body, which faces upward when they swim…

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