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Hippoglossus
Sign in to saveHippoglossus 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.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilyPleuronectidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, UAM, UCMP, NHMUK, GNM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Iceland, United Kingdom, Inconnu
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Species
- References
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.
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