Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)

Scientific name: Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904

Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)

The Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: North Pacific, Hokkaido, Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk to the southern Chukchi Sea and Point Camalu, Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Found on various types of bottoms. Young are found near shore, moving out to deeper waters as they grow older. Older individuals typically move from deeper water along the edge of the continental shelf where they spend the winter, to shallow coastal water (27-274 m) for the summer. Feeds on fishes, crabs, clams, squids, and other invertebrates. Utilized fresh, dried or salted, smoked and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked. The US North Pacific halibut fishery of this species has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (http://www.msc.org/) as well-managed and sustainable (http://www.msc.org/html/content_1258.htm).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
258
Depth range
0–1200 m (0–3937 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1200 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk to the southern Chukchi Sea and Point Camalu, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (rm=0.2; K=0.05; tm=5-20; tmax=30)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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