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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Hippoglossus stenolepis French: Fletan German: Heilbutt Spanish: Halibut Russian: Tikhookeanskii paltus Japanese: Ohyo

Description

Halibut is a large fish that can reach sizes of over 3 m (10 ft) and weigh 275 kg (600 lbs). Halibut are right eyed, meaning that during their development both eyes migrate to the right side of the fish's body. Like other right or left sided fish, the top, or eyed side, is dark in color and the bottom side is light.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture Canada, United States, Russia Primary Consumers Canada, United States, Europe, Japan	32,000 metric tons of this fish were harvesed in 1992

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Production is expected to remain stable. Halibut have been successfully cultivated in Norway, but only in small quantities and only for research projects	-----

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