Hippoglossus

See also: Halibut

Hippoglossus
Atlantic halibut (H. hippoglossus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Subfamily:	Hippoglossinae
Genus:	Hippoglossus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758

Hippoglossus is a genus of very large righteye flounders. It comprises two species of halibut, with one species native to the northern Atlantic Ocean and the other species native to the northern Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

The word hippoglossus is derived from the Greek ἵππος (hippos), meaning "horse", and γλῶσσα (glōssa), meaning "tongue" - a reference to the shape of the fish.

Species

There are two species in this genus:

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic halibut)	northern Atlantic, from Labrador and Greenland to Iceland, the Barents Sea and as far south as the Bay of Biscay and Virginia
	Hippoglossus stenolepis P. J. Schmidt, 1904 (Pacific halibut)	Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, off the west coast of Canada, coastal Washington, Oregon, and California