It is very tasty and has found its way into many dishes. Halibut inhabits in the demersal zone, which is also known as the bottom of seas and lakes. They feed on almost all kinds of crustaceans, fish, and sea animals, as long they can easily fit inside their mouth, which is filled with cone-shaped teeth.
Their diet also includes flounder and fellow halibut. Their eyes are located on the right side of their body. The lateral line of halibut is curved, and they has a concave-shaped tail. Flounder is a general term for flatfish. Flounder lives on the seabed throughout the world. Mature flounder has two eyes located on one side of its head. However, when hatched, his eyes are located on each side of the brain. Metamorphosis during the flounder growth cycle causes one eye to migrate to the upper side of the body.
Halibut harvesting, by international agreement, is restricted to fish over 30 inches to preserve the stocks, as these large flatfish do not reproduce until at least eight years of age. Sportsman pursue this popular fish by rod and reel, with whole salmon or herring heads hooked onto 80 to pound test line. Halibut fight like mad when reeled to the surface. Fisherman usually shoot the larger halibut in the water before they are brought onboard, while smaller specimens are hauled onto the deck and clubbed.
Halibut fishing is a popular pursuit in Alaska, which has a thriving commercial fishing industry. Halibut have also been an important food fish for Alaska Natives and Canadian First Nations since time immemorial. This fish is typically grilled, boiled, or deep fried, as the low fat content of the meat makes it a poor candidate for smoking.
The meat is great for many dishes, but when purchasing halibut, it is wise to choose Pacific halibut, as opposed to the Atlantic variety, whose population has become depleted and needs time to recover. Mushy halibut, while unappetizing to some diners, is perfectly safe to eat. Fortunately, although these fish look very similar overall, they have some distinct differences once you look closer. Read on to find out just what you are looking for. Keep in mind that halibut are the least common flatfish, and they are also caught the least.
The most caught flatfish is the winter flounder, and your catch is more likely to be some other kind of flatfish, especially in warmer seas. Full grown halibut, to put it mildly, are huge. A record breaking specimen of the largest species, the Pacific Halibut, was caught off the coast of Norway in , and measuring 8.
Usually, fishermen catch Flounders with nests, traps, hook and line, or by gigging. Flounders have the ability to change their skin color pattern to camouflage with the surface on which they lie. Flounders are anguilliform swimmers who swim using only their bodies and the caudal fin. Flounder being a flakier fish similar to fluke or tilapia, it is best cooked in the oven wrapped in foil.
It is also a great idea to serve these fish side by side with grilled or steamed vegetables like carrots, zucchini and bell peppers tossed with a little oil and with a light mix of seasoning.
Halibut is a species of flatfish. The Atlantic halibut is the largest flatfish in the world. Similar to the Flounder, Halibut is also a good source of protein, which helps to build up and repair our muscles.
If you look at the picture above you will notice that the tail of a Halibut is more forked and comes to a point at each end of the tail. Flat fish species such as Halibut and Flounder have both eyes on one side of their body. As they grow from a juvenile one eye will migrate to the other side of their head so that both eyes are on the same side.
If you hold a Halibut so the jaw is pointing up as in the picture above, you will see both eyes will be on the right side of their head. Flounder on the other hand can be both left or right sided depending on the species of Flounder. Another relatively easy way to know if you have a Flounder or a Halibut is where you were when you caught it. As you can tell from the map above If you were in the Gulf of Mexico Its a pretty sure thing that you have a Flounder. If you are fishing in the North Atlantic or North Pacific there is a better chance that you have a tasty Halibut on your line.
There is some confusion as to if the California Halibut which can be caught from the San Francisco area all the way down to Baja California is a Halibut or not Pacific and Atlantic Halibut live in cooler waters further north than flounder.
Alaska is the mecca for Pacific Halibut. Anglers travel from all over the globe to fish for these monsters! The Atlantic Halibut can be found starting around Cape Cod and up along the north eastern coast of North America, south of Greenland, around Iceland and to the north of Europe, around Scandinavia and England and along the west coast of France, Spain and Portugal.
Halibut spend almost their entire lives on the ocean floor feeding on fish and squid and are ferocious hunters. There is some debate on whether the California Halibut is an actual Halibut or a Flounder. The truth of the matter is that The California Halibut is not a Halibut at all. This is a common misconception among anglers and the general public alike. The California Halibut spends most of it's life buried in the sandy bottoms of the ocean floor where it waits to ambush schools of its favorite meal, anchovies and other bait fish or squid.
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