Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Family : Pleuronectidae
Genus : Reinhardtius
Species : hippoglossoides
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; 120 cm TL (female); common length : 56.0 cm FL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 7,000 g; max. published weight: 45 kg; max. reported age: 30 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 64.0, range 55 - 80 cm
Environment
Benthopelagic; oceanodromous; marine; depth range 1 - 2000 m, usually 500 - 1000 m
Climate / Range
Boreal; -1°C - 4°C; 79°N - 33°N, 180°W - 180°E
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Family : Pleuronectidae
Genus : Reinhardtius
Species : hippoglossoides
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; 120 cm TL (female); common length : 56.0 cm FL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 7,000 g; max. published weight: 45 kg; max. reported age: 30 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 64.0, range 55 - 80 cm
Environment
Benthopelagic; oceanodromous; marine; depth range 1 - 2000 m, usually 500 - 1000 m
Climate / Range
Boreal; -1°C - 4°C; 79°N - 33°N, 180°W - 180°E
Distribution
Circumglobal: In arctic and temperate waters; northern hemisphere. Sea of Japan off Honshu north to Shishmaref, Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, throughout the Aleutian Islands, and southeast to northern Baja California, Mexico. North Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to Spitsbergen (Svalbard Islands) and the Barents Sea south to Ireland. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 83 - 108; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 62 - 79; Vertebrae: 60 - 64. Dorsal origin behind posterior edge of upper eye. Caudal slightly forked to truncate. Pectorals small.
Biology
Often caught pelagically. Adults prefer bottom temperatures of -0.5°C to 6.0°C. Epibenthic. Feed on crustaceans, fishes, eelpouts, capelin, redfishes, deep sea prawns and other bottom invertebrates. Batch spawner. Utilized dried or salted and frozen; can be steamed and fried. Size of the Greenland halibut collected from 400-599 m deep in eastern Bering Sea, ranged from 9 to 99 cm FL with a mean of 56 cm
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Almindelig hellefisk Danish Denmark
Hellefisk Danish Denmark
Groenlandse heilbot Dutch Netherlands
Zwarte heilbot Dutch Netherlands
Black halibut English UK
Blue halibut English UK
Flatty English Can Newfounl
greeenland halibut English USA
Greenland halibut English Alaska
Greenland halibut English Can Br Colum
Greenland halibut English Can Newfounl
Greenland halibut English Canada
Greenland halibut English UK
Greenland halibut English USA
Greenland turbot English Alaska
Greenland turbot English Australia
Greenland turbot English Can Br Colum
Greenland turbot English Canada
Greenland turbot English USA
Lesser halibut English UK
Mock halibut English UK
Newfoundland turbot English Can Newfounl
Newfoundland turbot English Canada
Newfoundland turbot English USA
Süvalest Estonian Estonia Eesti
Turbot English Can Newfounl
Turbot English Canada
Helluflundra Faroese Faeroe Is
Svartkalvi Faroese Faeroe Is
Grönlanninpallas Finnish Finland
Flétan du Groenland French Can Quebec
Flétan du Groenland French Canada
Flétan noir French France
Turbot du Groenland French Canada
Schwarzer Heilbutt German Germany
Qaleralik Greenlandic Greenland
Grálúða Icelandic Iceland
Grálúpa Icelandic Iceland
Kaleralik Inuktitut Greenland
Nat-ah-nuh Inuktitut Canada
Nataknuk Inuktitut Canada
Natarnak Inuktitut Can Quebec
Natarnak Inuktitut Canada
Natarnaq Inuktitut Canada
Netarnârak Inuktitut Greenland
Qaleralik Inuktitut Greenland
Tikkalik Inuktitut Canada
Halibut di Groenlandia Italian Italy
Karasugarei Japanese Japan
馬舌鰈 Mandarin Chinese China Main
马舌鲽 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Blåkveite Norwegian Norway
Svartkveite Norwegian Norway
Halibut niebieski Polish Poland
Alabote-da-Gronelândia Portuguese Portugal
Halibut negru Rumanian Romania
палтус черный Russian Russian Fed
Thotx Salish Can Br Colum
Fletán negro Spanish Spain
Hipogloso negro Spanish Spain
Platija de Groenlandia Spanish Mexico
Platija negra Spanish Mexico
Blåkveite Swedish Sweden
Liten hälleflundra Swedish Sweden
Mindre hälleflundra Swedish Sweden
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