halibut

     

A halibut is a type of flatfish from the family of the right-eye flouners (Pleuronectidae). This name is derived from haly (holy) and butt (flat fish), alleged to be called so from being commonly eaten on holy-days. Halibut live in both the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans and are highly regarded food fish.

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  • One of the largest edible fish, these huge flatfish can measure over 5 X 10 feet and can exceed 700 pounds
  • If you order hirame in a sushi bar, you'll get this North Atlantic fish
  • (Sarah of the Clue Clue reports from Seattle) Why am I shopping at Seattle's Pike Place Market? Just for this!
  • This big flatfish got its name because it was largely eaten on holy days
  • The Atlantic variety of this popular fish is the largest of all flatfish
  • C'mon, take a chance, just for this flatfish, genus Hippoglossus
  • Just for the heck of it, identify this flatfish, one of which weighed in at 459 lbs. off Alaska in 1996
  • Pun alert! We're mentioning this flatfish, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, just for the...
  • Once eaten only on Church holy days, this fish's name is from English & Dutch words for "holy flatfish"

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