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Pacific halibut

Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904

Status not recordedbony fish

The Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) is a species in the family Pleuronectidae, order Pleuronectiformes.

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Quick facts about the Pacific halibut

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Pacific halibut live?

Not recorded

Is the Pacific halibut endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Pacific halibut classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPleuronectiformes
  5. familyPleuronectidae
  6. genusHippoglossus
  7. SpeciesHippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904

Synonyms Hippoglossoides stenolepis, Hippoglossus hippoglossus camtchaticus

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Chagix̂Aleut
  • Sakit okean ağqabıq raltusuAzerbaijani
  • platýs tichomořskýCzech
  • StillehavshelleflynderDanish
  • Pazifischer HeilbuttGerman
  • alabato del PacíficoSpanish
  • flétan du PacifiqueFrench
  • JumHaida
  • オヒョウJapanese
  • Pacifische heilbotDutch
  • halibut pacyficznyPolish
  • LinguadoPortuguese
  • Тихоокеанский белокорый палтусRussian
  • StillahavshälleflundraSwedish
  • Pasifik halibutuTurkish
  • 狭鳞庸鲽Chinese
  • Alabato del Pacífico NorteSpanish
  • Fletán del Pacífico NorteSpanish
  • OhyōJapanese
  • Alabote-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • 太平洋比目魚Chinese
  • 狹鱗庸鰈Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Pacific halibut

Other species in the same genus Hippoglossus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the Pacific halibut?

The Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) belongs to the family Pleuronectidae in the order Pleuronectiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-halibut

MLA

“Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-halibut.

BibTeX
@misc{pacific_halibut_2026,
  title = {Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-halibut},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}