Hippoglossus
Hippoglossus
The Halibut |
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Common
Name: Greenland Halibut
Usual Size: 60 cm
A
long, slender, "right-sided" flatfish, with the left eye on
the side of the head. The blind side is significantly pigmented.
Breeds in April-July in depths of 700-2,000 m. The young inhabit waters of 50-200 m until 12-25 cm, when they move into deeper water. The Halibut can be found in very deep water (to 2,000 m), where it swims "upright", like a normal fish. The halibut hunts codling and smaller species of fish, and also takes deep-sea prawns. This is an Arctic species, with its southerly limits off the continental shelf to the west and north of the UK. |
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