Halibut

common name, for edible fishes

Halibut is a kind of flatfish often used for food. There are two different kinds of halibut - Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) and Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis). The halibut from the Atlantic ocean has been overfished.

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Halibut in a museum

Their names come from haly (holy) and butt (flat fish), because it is said people like to eat them on Catholic holy-days.[1]

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