The Atlantic halibut is a flatfish native to the temperate and Arctic waters of the northern Atlantic, ranging from Labrador and Greenland to Iceland, the Barents Sea and as far south as the Bay of Biscay and Virginia. It is the largest flatfish in the world, reaching lengths of up to 4.7 metres and weights of 320 kilograms, and can live for as long as 50 years. A demersal fish living on or near sand, gravel or clay bottoms at depths between 50 and 2,000 metres, it is a strong swimmer capable of migrating long distances, though its slow growth rate and history of overfishing have left it classified as a threatened species.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 1 Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceThe upper side of the fish is a uniformly dark chocolate, olive or slate color, and can be almost black. 1 Scientific NameHippoglossus hippoglossus 1 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Atlantic Halibut
In Biome
Marine, Biomes Source FishBase: Hippoglossus hippoglossus summary
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Sources
1. Atlantic halibut, Wikipedia
Binomial name row of taxobox
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Introduction
They are demersal fish living on or near sand, gravel or clay bottoms at depths of between 50 and 2,000 m (200 and 6,600 ft). The halibut is among the largest teleost (bony) fish in the world, and is a threatened species owing to a slow rate of growth and overfishing.
Description
The upper side of the fish is a uniformly dark chocolate, olive or slate color, and can be almost black.
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As of 2006, five countries-Canada, Norway, the UK, Iceland and Chile-were engaged in some form of Atlantic halibut aquaculture production.
Diet
From the age of one year, they feed on krill and small fish until they are around three years old.
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Hippoglossus hippoglossus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
Wikidata: Atlantic Halibut
- Wikidata Q1143520, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Pleuronectiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceFishBase: Hippoglossus hippoglossus summary
FishBaseIn Biome: Marine, EnvironmentQuote, In Biome: Marine, Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous
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