Hippoglossus
Hippoglossus | |
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Atlantic Halibut (H. hippoglossus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
Genus: | Hippoglossus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Hippoglossus is a genus of very large righteye flounders with one species native to the north Atlantic Ocean and one to the north Pacific Ocean.
Etymology
The word hippoglossus is derived from the Greek hippos, meaning "horse", and glossus, meaning "tongue" - a reference to the shape of the fish.
Species
- Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic halibut)
- Hippoglossus stenolepis P. J. Schmidt, 1904 (Pacific halibut)
External links
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Species of Hippoglossus in FishBase. August 2006 version.