Hippoglossus

Hippoglossus
Atlantic halibut (H. hippoglossus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
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.[1]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hippoglossus". FishBase. May 2017 version.