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Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
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Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Pleuronectiformes
family
Pleuronectidae
genus
Hippoglossus
species
Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Name

Synonyms
Hippoglossus americanus Gill, 1864
Hippoglossus gigas Swainson, 1839
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Walbaum, 1792)
Hippoglossus linnei Malm, 1877
Hippoglossus maximus Gottsche, 1835
Hippoglossus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Walbaum, 1792)
Common names
Alabote in Portuguese
Alabote in Portuguese
Alabote-do-Atlântico in Portuguese
Alabote-do-Atlântico in Portuguese
An haileabó in Irish
An haileabó in language.
Atlantic Halibut in English
Atlantic halibut in English
Atlantic halibut in English
Atlantic halibut in English
Atlantic halibut in English
Atlantic halibut in English
Atlantic halibut in English
Atlantisk helleflynder in Danish
Atlantisk helleflynder in Danish
Baldin in language.
Birdie in language.
Blacksmith in language.
Bradan-leathann in Scottish Gaelic
Chicken ´But in language.
Da fish in language.
Fletan in Spanish
Fletan in Spanish
Fletch in English
Fletán del Atlántico in Spanish
Fletán del Atlántico in Spanish
Flitch in English
Flundra in Faroese
Flétan in French
Flétan atlantique in French
Flétan atlantique in French
Flétan de l'Atlantique in French
Flétan de l'Atlantique in French
Flétan de l'Atlantique in French
Geiraspjað in Faroese
Geiraspjørr in Faroese
Grábein in Faroese
Halibut in language.
Halibut in English
Halibut in English
Halibut in Italian
Halibut in Italian
Halibut in Romanian
Halibut in English
Halibut in English
Halibut in Spanish
Halibut in Spanish
Halibut bialy in Polish
Halibut bialy in Polish
Harilik hiidlest in Estonian

Bibliographic References

  1. Cooper, J. Andrew, and François Chapleau, 1998: Monophyly and intrarelationships of the family Pleuronectidae (Pleuronectiformes), with a revised classification. Fishery Bulletin, vol. 96, no. 4. 686-726.
  2. Eschmeyer, R. (eds.) (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010). http://research.calacademy.org/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
  3. Eschmeyer, R. (eds.) (2010) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010). http://research.calacademy.org/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
  4. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  5. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022.
  6. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022.
  7. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  8. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  9. Gärdenfors (2000) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000
  10. Gärdenfors (ed.) (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000
  11. Gärdenfors (ed.) (1900-01-01 00:00:00) The 2010 Red List of Swedish Species
  12. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  13. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  14. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  15. Hendry, C.I. (2000). Gonadal sex differentiation and hormonal sex reversal of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus, L.). <em>M.Sc. thesis. University of New Brunswick.</em> 1-83.
  16. Hendry, C.I. (2000). Gonadal sex differentiation and hormonal sex reversal of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus, L.). <em>M.Sc. thesis. University of New Brunswick.</em> 1-83.
  17. Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Righteye Flounders: Family Pleuronectidae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 560-587.
  18. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  19. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  20. Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith, 2003: An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records. Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2. 159-248.
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