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Halibut
Large edible flatfishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the fish. For the United States Navy ships, see USS Halibut.
Halibut is the common name for three flatfish in the genera Hippoglossus and Reinhardtius from the family of right-eye flounders and, in some regions, and less commonly, other species of large flatfish.
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Atlantic halibut
The word is derived from haly (holy) and butte (flat fish), for its popularity on Catholic holy days.[1] Halibut are demersal fish and are highly regarded as a food fish as well as a sport fish.[1][2][3][4]