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Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic halibut
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Greenland country information

Common names: Nataarnaq
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Common along the west coast both in the fjords and at the fishing grounds. Occasionally as far north as Upernavik. Less common in the waters around Southeast Greenland (Ref. 9926). Also Ref. 9925.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gl.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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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