Atlantic halibut large flatfishes, including Pacific halibut, "Hippoglossus stenolepis". Due to its popularity as a food fish, Atlantic halibut has attracted investment in fish farming. As of 2006, five countries - Canada, Norway, the UK, Iceland and Chile - were engaged in some form of Atlantic halibut aquaculture production. In 1996, the IUCN rated it as Endangered and placed it on its Red List. The Atlantic halibut is a US National Marine Fisheries Service Species of Concern, one of those species about which the U.S. Government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient
Sargassum fish Sargassum fish The sargassum fish, anglerfish, or frog fish ("Histrio histrio") is a frogfish of the family Antennariidae, the only species in its genus. It lives among "Sargassum" seaweed which floats in subtropical oceans. The scientific name comes from the Latin "histrio" meaning a stage player or actor, and refers to the fish's feeding behaviour. "Histrio histrio", a strange-looking fish, blends well with its surroundings in its seaweed habitat. It is laterally compressed and its length can reach . The colour of the body and the large oral cavity is very variable, but is usually mottled and spotted yellow, green,