Common name of Hippoglossus stenolepis
 
Common name Halibut del Pacifico
Language Italian
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Italy
Locality
Ref. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier locality/area
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); 'del Pacifico, i.e., of the Pacific Ocean.
 
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