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Pacific Halibut

Hippoglossus stenolepis

Classification

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. Distribution The Pacific halibut is found on the continental shelf of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.

Distribution

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