What is Halibut?
[[Image:Halibut DSC02249.JPG|thumb|right|Halibut in a museum|alt=Photo]] '''Halibut''' is a kind of [[flatfish]] often used for [[food]]. There are two different kinds of halibut - Atlantic halibut (''Hippoglossus hippoglossus'') and Pacific halibut (''Hippoglossus stenolepis''). The halibut from the Atlantic ocean has been [[overfishing|overfished]]. Their names come from ''haly'' (holy) and ''butt'' (flat fish), because it is said people like to eat them on [[Catholicism|Catholic]] holy-days.<ref>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons|Hippoglossus hippoglossus}} * [http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom International Pacific Halibut Commission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213213355/http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/ |date=2010-02-13 }} * [http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/fish/halibut.php Alaska Department of Fish & Game] {{Meat}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Flatfish]] [[Category:Edible fish]]