Sea fish
Pacific halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
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- Habitat
- Kumluk dip · açık su · kumsal · iskele
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
0–1,200 m
mostly 27–274 m
Water temperature
-0.7–13.5 °C
ideal 3–8 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
20–34.2 ‰
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type high, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Hippoglossus stenolepis
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Pacific halibut
