Hippoglossus
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| Atlantic halibut (H. hippoglossus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Hippoglossinae |
| Genus: | Hippoglossus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758
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Hippoglossus is a genus of very large righteye flounders. It comprises two species of halibut, with one species native to the northern Atlantic Ocean and the other species native to the northern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The word hippoglossus is derived from the Greek ἵππος (hippos), meaning "horse", and γλῶσσα (glōssa), meaning "tongue" - a reference to the shape of the fish.
Species
[edit]There are two species in this genus:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic halibut) | northern Atlantic, from Labrador and Greenland to Iceland, the Barents Sea and as far south as the Bay of Biscay and Virginia |
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Hippoglossus stenolepis P. J. Schmidt, 1904 (Pacific halibut) | Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, off the west coast of Canada, coastal Washington, Oregon, and California |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hippoglossus". FishBase. May 2017 version.
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