Common name | Halibut |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | Bella Bella (Ref. 51056). |
Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | morphology |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Halibut' from Low German 'but', i.e., stumpy, and alludes to the bony nodules on the fish's back (p. 545, Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 10161, 51056. |