| Common name | Heilbot |
| Language | Dutch |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Heilbot' from Low German 'but', i.e., stumpy, and alludes to the bony nodules on the fish's back (p. 545, Ref. 11979). |