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Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic halibut
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Common names: Atlantic halibut, Flétan atlantique, Flétan atlantique
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Nunavut (Ref. 58426) to New Brunswick (Ref. 5951). Also Ref. 7251.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Hippoglossinae
Etymology: Hippoglossus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री ड़िमरसल; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 50 - 2000 m (Ref. 4705).   Temperate; 79°N - 36°N, 77°W - 55°E

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