HALIBUT | The Halibut is a valuable fish, mainly caught on long lines. Because the meat is expensive and popular, there are a lot of anglers going for Halibut. The Halibut has 98-110 dorsal fin rays and 73-85 anal fin rays. Lateral line scales about 160.

SIZE | The Halibut can grow to become 200 cm. It is the largest flatfish species.

DEPTH | The Halibut breeds in benthic at 50-2,000 meters, but occasionally caught pelagically; requires high salinity.

COLOUR | Uniformly dark brown or black, young marbled or spotted with paler marks.

CHARACTERISTICS | Halibut is the biggest flatfish. It has a bended stribe and an underhung jaw.

FOOD | The Halibut is an active predator, feeding on a great variety of prey.

REPRODUCTION | Spawns in December-April at depths of 300-1,000 meters, with temperatures of 5-7 degrees C.

WHERE TO CATCH IT | Eastern Atlantic, from Bay of Biscay to Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Iceland and eastern Greenland. Elsewhere, from Cape Cod to middle part of western Greenland.