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Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic halibut
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Denmark country information

Common names: Atlantisk helleflynder, Helleflynder
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: The largest flatfish in the North Sea. No specific fishery for the species in Denmark but some are caught incidentally in trawls (Ref. 9900). Occurs in the northeastern North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat (Ref. 6302). Also Ref. 173.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlstrøm, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Teleostei > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) 鰈形目 (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) 鰈科 (Righteye flounders) > Hippoglossinae
Etymology: Hippoglossus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學

海洋 居於水底的; 海洋洄游的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 50 - 2000 m (Ref. 4705).   溫帶; 79°N - 36°N, 77°W - 55°E

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