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Pacific halibut
| Pacific halibut | |
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| Hippoglossus stenolepis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Hippoglossus |
| Species: | H. stenolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippoglossus stenolepis P. J. Schmidt, 1904
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| Range of the Pacific halibut | |
Hippoglossus stenolepis, the Pacific halibut, is a species of righteye flounder. This very large species of flatfish is native to the North Pacific and is fished by commercial fisheries, sport fishers, and subsistence fishers.
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