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Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)

Greenland halibut
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Common names: Flatty, Flétan du Groenland, Flétan du Groenland
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1995
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Occurs in the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic coasts (Ref. 11980). Also Ref. 5951, 6885, 9988, 7251, 11007, 125580.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McAllister, D.E., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Flétan noir, Fletán negro, Палтус черный (=палтус гренландский), ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Hippoglossinae
Etymology: Reinhardtius: Because of Johannes Christopher H. Reinhardt, Danish zoologist, studied under Vahl and Cuvier, professor in Kobanhavn in 1813 (1776-1845) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 2200 m (Ref. 108960), usually 500 - 1000 m (Ref. 6263).   Boreal; -1°C - 4°C (Ref. 43586); 79°N - 33°N, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 54862)

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