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Animalia - Chordata - Vertebrata - Gnathostoma -
Osteichthyes - Actinopterygii - Teleostei - Euteleostei - Acanthopterygii - Percomorpha -
Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
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Hippoglossus stenolepis - The Pacific Halibut
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Stats |
 | Max. length |
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8+ feet (2.5 meters) |
| Max. weight |
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approx. 500 pounds |
| Max. recorded age: |
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Female - 55 years
Male - 55 years |
| Range: |
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Santa Barbara, CA to Nome, AK (N. American coast);
Gulf of Anadyr, Russia to Hokkaido, Japan (Asiatic coast) |
The Pacific halibut, or Hippoglossus stenolepis [from the Greek hippos
(horse), glossa (tongue), steno (narrow), lepis (scale)], is
one of the largest species of teleosts. Its scientific name was first proposed in
1904 by P.J. Schmidt, a Russian scientist who noted anatomical differences such as scale
shape, pectoral fin length, and body shape which Schmidt
thought distinguished it from the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus).
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