name: Pacific Halibut

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source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Pacific halibut

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name_scientific: Hippoglossus stenolepis

description: Hippoglossus stenolepis, the Pacific Halibut, is a species of righteye flounder. This very large species of flatfish is native to the North Pacific and supports important commercial fishery. Pacific halibut have diamond-shaped bodies. They are more elongated than most flatfishes, the width being about one-third of the length. It has a high arch in the lateral line over the pectoral fin, and a lunate, or crescent-shaped tail, which is different from other flat fishes. Small scales are embedded in the skin. Halibut have both eyes on their dark or upper sides. The color on the dark side varies, but tends to assume the coloration of the ocean bottom. The underside is lighter, appearing more like the sky from below. This color adaptation allows halibut to avoid detection by both prey and predator. They are one of the largest flatfish (only surpassed by the closely related Atlantic halibut), and can weigh up to 500 lb (230 kg) and grow to over 8 ft (2.4 m) long.

itis_id: 172932

wikipedia_id: Pacific_halibut

picture_file_name: 528.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 76074

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:40:56.000Z

legacy_id: 555

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Fishes

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:46.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:26.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 195615

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00517