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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Hippoglossus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform