Species FAO code: HAL

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Heilbutt de Weißer Heilbutt	–
Belgium	fr Fletan nl Heilbot	–
Croatia	hr halibut	–
Czech Republic	cs Halibut bílý cs Halibut atlantický	–
Denmark	da Helleflynder	–
Estonia	et Harilik hiidlest et paltus	–
Finland	fi ruijanpallas fi pallas sv hälleflundra	–
France	fr flétan de l'Atlantique fr flétan	–
Germany	de Heilbutt de Weißer Heilbutt	–
Greece	el Halibut Ατλαντικού	–
Hungary	hu óriás laposhal hu atlanti laposhal	–
Ireland	en Atlantic halibut ga Haileabó Atlantach	–
Italy	it Halibut	–
Latvia	lv Atlantijas paltuss	–
Lithuania	lt atlantinis paltusas	–
Luxembourg	de Heilbutt de Weißer Heilbutt fr flétan de l'Atlantique fr flétan	–
Netherlands	nl Heilbot	–
Poland	pl Halibut biały	–
Portugal	pt Alabote pt Alabote-do-Atlântico	–
Romania	ro Halibut	–
Slovakia	sk halibut svetlý	–
Slovenia	sl navadni jezik	–
Spain	es Fletán es Halibut es Halibut atlántico	Balearic Islands: Halibut Galicia: Fletán branco
Sweden	sv Hälleflundra	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	91.0 kcal
Total fat	1.33 g
Saturates	0.292 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	18.56 g
Salt	170.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

FLX/05B-F.

Pleuronectiformes

Fishing areas

27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) Faroese waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

0.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Scientific name

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HAL

Morphological description

Uniformly dark brown or black; young marbled or spotted with paler marks (Ref. 4705).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPleuronectiformes
  - FamilyPleuronectidae
    - GenusHippoglossus
      - SpeciesHippoglossus hippoglossus

Synonyms

Hippoglossus gigas Swainson, 1839
Hippoglossus americanus Gill, 1864
Hippoglossus maximus Gottsche, 1835
Hippoglossus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Hippoglossus linnei Malm, 1877
Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 21 — Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
      - 0302 21 30 — Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 31 — Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
      - 0303 31 30 — Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 43 00 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 83 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
      - 0304 83 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 49 — Other
      - 0305 49 20 — Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
  - Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked
    - 0305 59 — Other
      - 0305 59 70 — Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
  - Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 69 — Other
      - 0305 69 30 — Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
15 — CHAPTER 15 - ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES
- 1504 — Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  - 1504 10 — Fish-liver oils and their fractions
    - Other
      - 1504 10 91 — Of halibut

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Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Nutrition values

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Distribution maps