Greenland halibut
📖 Overview
Often caught pelagically . Adults prefer bottom temperatures of -0.5°C to 6.0°C . Epibenthic . Feed on crustaceans, fishes , eelpouts, capelin, redfishes, deep sea prawns and other bottom invertebrates . Batch spawner . Utilized dried or salted and frozen; can be steamed and fried . Size of the Greenland halibut collected from 400-599 m deep in eastern Bering Sea, ranged from 9 to 99 cm FL with a mean of 56 cm .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 83 - 108; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 62 - 79; Vertebrae: 60 - 64. Dorsal origin behind posterior edge of upper eye. Caudal slightly forked to truncate. Pectorals small.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Greenland halibut is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Fertilized eggs develop in approximately 50 days. Larvae are pelagic with a maximum size of 8 cm and will drift for about 4 months before settling at about 7 cm on clay-silt subtrates at depths of 300-450 m, after which they metamorphose .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 1 - 2200 m , usually 500 - 1000 m . Boreal; -1°C - 4°C ; 79°N - 33°N, 180°W - 180°E north to Shishmaref, Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, throughout the Aleutian Islands, and southeast to northern Baja California, Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
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🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 30 records indexed .
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