Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Pleuronectidae .
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Examples
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Decadal changes in growth and recruitment of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis).
Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea) 2009
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Several flatfish, including halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), and flounder (Pleuronectes ferrugineus) are important locally for food and for cash.
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These range from agreements on northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) harvests and Canada/US fisheries for Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) and Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis), to the multilateral International North Pacific Fisheries Convention for the development and use of scientific information for managing fisheries on the high seas [7].
Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea) 2009
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Marine fish are diverse and include Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis, Pacific herring Clupea pallasii, Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus, capelin Mallotus villosus and Pacific sandlance Ammodytes hexapterus.
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Alongside northern species like halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis there are southern species such as ocean sunfish Mola mola.
Shiretoko, Japan 2008
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The Atlantic and Pacific halibuts both species of Hippoglossus can reach 10 ft/3 m and 650 lb/300 kg, and their firm, lean flesh is said to retain good quality for a week or more.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Atlantic and Pacific halibuts both species of Hippoglossus can reach 10 ft/3 m and 650 lb/300 kg, and their firm, lean flesh is said to retain good quality for a week or more.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The different members, however, of the family present, as Schiödte remarks, a long series of forms exhibiting a gradual transition from Hippoglossus pinguis, which does not in any considerable degree alter the shape in which it leaves the ovum, to the soles, which are entirely thrown to one side.
VII. Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection 1909
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Holibut _Hippoglossus vulgaris_, ii 321 or _Pleuronectes hippoglossus_
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Fish from the colder waters include the walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), cod (Gadus morrhua), mackerel (Scomber scomber), flounder, halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), and salmon (Onchorhynchus); subtropical species include the Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), sardines (Sardina), tuna (Thunnus), and Japanese mackerel.
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