HALIBUT

Halibut

Halibut is a flatfish, genus Hippoglossus, from the family of the right-eye flounders . Other flatfish are also called halibut. The name is derived from haly and butt, for its popularity on Catholic holy days. Halibut are demersal fish which live in the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans. They are highly regarded food fish.

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halibut

Noun

  1. A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.


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