California halibut

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Also known as: California flounder, Paralichthys californicus

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  • Pacific halibut
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    …the family Pleuronectidae, and the California halibut (Paralichthys californicus, also called the California flounder) of the family Paralichthyidae. The Greenland halibut inhabits Arctic and near-Arctic parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It grows to about 1.3 metres (51 inches) long and weighs as much as 7 kg (15.4 pounds).…

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