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Atlantic halibut
The Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, is a flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is one of the largest of flatfish, growing to maybe 4meter in length and close to 500kg in weight. It is native to temperate waters of the northern Atlantic Ocean, where it lives in coastal waters and on the continental shelf down to a depth of 2,000 m.

It was formerly a very important food fish, but its slow rate of population growth means that it is unable to recover quickly from overfishing, the fishery has largely collapsed and now it is endangered throughout its range.

Consequently, fish labelled as "halibut" is usually one of the other large flatfishes, often Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis. See halibut for other fishes given this name.

References

  • Clover, Charles. 2004. The End of the Line: How overfishing is changing the world and what we eat. Ebury Press, London. ISBN 0-09-189780-7

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Alaskan Halibut
Wild and delicious Alaskan Halibut fillets shipped overnight.
KasilofSeafoods.com
Supermarket Showdown
Does your supermarket have fish-friendly choices? Buy smart.
Sponsored Results www.Greenpeace.org/SeafoodGuide
Atlantic halibut and sea bass serum are capable of hemolyzing blood.
Nov 10, 2003; 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sera from Atlantic halibut and sea bass have the capacity to spontaneously hemolyze...
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Crown Prince offers Atlantic halibut
Mar 17, 2001; Elaine Chong New Straits Times 03-17-2001 Crown Prince offers Atlantic halibut Byline: Elaine Chong Edition: 2* Section: On The...
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Comparative sequence analysis of the complete set of 40S ribosomal proteins in the Senegalese sole ( Solea senegalensis Kaup) and Atlantic halibut ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes): phylogeny and tissue- and development-specific expression.(Research article)(Report)
Jul 03, 2007; Authors: Manuel Manchado (corresponding author) [1]; Carlos Infante [1]; Esther Asensio [1]; Jose Pedro Cañavate [1]; Susan E...
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U.S.-raised Atlantic halibut may reach market sooner than expected; UMaine researchers are one step closer to farming halibut. (Aquaculture).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002; An Atlantic halibut spawned in captivity for the first time on U.S. soil at the University of Maine Center for Cooperative...
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what appeared limitless plenty: the RISE AND FALL OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY
Jan 01, 2008; ABSTRACT The destruction of the nineteenth-century Atlantic halibut fishery occurred in the space of a few decades and without...
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