Pacific halibut | |
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Hippoglossus stenolepis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Genus: | Hippoglossus |
Species: | H. stenolepis
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Binomial name | |
Hippoglossus stenolepis P. J. Schmidt, 1904
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Range of the Pacific halibut |
Hippoglossus stenolepis, the Pacific halibut, is a species of righteye flounder. This very large species of flatfish is native to the North Pacific and is fished by commercial fisheries, sport fishers, and subsistence fishers.