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halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
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halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) specimen
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Pleuronectidae

halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Slow growth and late maturity magnify overfishing

  • Temperate
  • Circumpolar Arctic
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Polar regions
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

halibut is known around Atlantic Ocean and adjacent Arctic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 470 cm.

Maximum length
470 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean and adjacent Arctic.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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