Greenland Halibut

The Greenland Halibut lives in the cold waters of the northern parts of the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. It is a valuable commercial fish that is usually found at a depth of 140 – 500 m. An active predator, it prefers soft silty bottoms but often swims freely in the water column. The body is elongated and rhomboid that is covered with small, tightly fitting scales. The eyes are small and located on the upper surface of the body. Its mouth is large with sharp teeth. The dorsal fin begins in the eye area and stretches along the entire body to the caudal peduncle. Its eye side is gray-brown with a metallic sheen and the other side is light with a bluish sheen. The average body weight is 7 – 10 kg with a length of about 50 – 70 cm. Large specimens reach a mass of more than 40 kg with a length of 1-1.5 m.