Pacific halibut

Pacific halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Genus:	Hippoglossus
Species:	H. stenolepis
Binomial name
Hippoglossus stenolepis P. J. Schmidt, 1904
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.