Species details : Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Accepted scientific name:
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:
Hippoglossus americanus Gill, 1864 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hippoglossus americanus Gill, 1864
Hippoglossus gigas Swainson, 1839 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hippoglossus gigas Swainson, 1839
Hippoglossus linnei Malm, 1877 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hippoglossus linnei Malm, 1877
Hippoglossus maximus Gottsche, 1835 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hippoglossus maximus Gottsche, 1835
Hippoglossus vulgaris Fleming, 1828 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Hippoglossus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Atlantisk Helleflynder - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Helleflynder - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Heilbot - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature reference
Atlantic halibut - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Atlantic halibut - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Fletch - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Flitch - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Halibut - English Ireland
Halibut - English Isle of Man Click here to show the literature reference
Halibut - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Halibut - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Flundra - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Geiraspjað - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Geiraspjørr - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Grábein - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Hveita - Faroese Suðuroy Click here to show the literature reference
Kalvaspjað - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Kalvi - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Klovningur - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Kølva - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Legukølva - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Spjaldur - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Spjað - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Spragga - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Sprøka - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Stybbingur - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Stývingur - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Ruijanpallas - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature reference
Flétan de l'Atlantique - French France Click here to show the literature reference
An haileabó - Gaelic, Irish Ireland
Heilbutt - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Weißer Heilbutt - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Nataarnaq - Greenlandic Greenland Click here to show the literature reference
Heilagfiski - Icelandic Iceland Click here to show the literature reference
Lúða - Icelandic Iceland Click here to show the literature reference
Halibut - Italian Italy Click here to show the literature reference
Ohyô - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature reference
大西洋庸鲽 - Mandarin Chinese - Click here to show the literature reference
庸鰈 Yong die Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
庸鲽 Yong die Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Hippóglossa - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Kveite - Norwegian Norway Click here to show the literature reference
Halibut bialy - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature reference
Alabote - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Alabote-do-Atlântico - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Halibut - Romanian Romania Click here to show the literature reference
Палтус белокорый обыкновенный - Russian - Click here to show the literature reference
Koniski jezik - Serbian Serbia and Montenegro Click here to show the literature reference
Flétan - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Fletán del Atlántico - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Halibut - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Hipogloso - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Hälleflundra - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature reference
Helgeflundra - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Pleuronectiformes FishBase
Family Pleuronectidae FishBase
Genus Hippoglossus FishBase
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Iceland and eastern Greenland. Western Atlantic: southwestern Greenland and Labrador in Canada to Virginia in USA (Ref. 7251).
Lifezones: Marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1371
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd9adb4f-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401

Back to last page | New search