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Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Hippoglossus hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms:

Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. X: 269 ('Habitat in Oceano Europaeo').
Hippoglossus vulgaris Fleming, 1828, Hist. Brit. Anim.: 199 (England).
Hippoglossus maximus Gottsche, 1835, Arch. Naturg., 2: 164 (Denmark).
Hippoglossus gigas Swainson, 1839, Nat. Hist. Fish...., 2: 302.
Hippoglossus hippoglossus: Norman, 1934: 291-292, fig. 217 (additional synonyms and references) Joensen & Tåning, 1970: 185.


Common names:

alabote [Pr]
fletan [Es]
flétan [Fr]
halibut [En]
halibut [En]
hälleflundra [Sv]
Heilbutt [De]
helleflynder [Da]
kveite [No]
paltus [Ru]
heilbot [Ne]

Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)