Atlantic halibut Atlantic halibut The Atlantic halibut ("Hippoglossus hippoglossus") is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. They are demersal fish living on or near sand, gravel or clay bottoms at depths of between . The halibut is among the largest teleost (bony) fish in the world, and is an endangered species due to a slow rate of growth and previous overfishing. Halibut are strong swimmers and are able to migrate long distances. Halibut size is not age-specific, but rather tends to follow a cycle related to halibut (and therefore food) abundance. The native habitat of the Atlantic halibut is the temperate and
Permit (fish) Permit (fish) The permit ("Trachinotus falcatus") is a game fish of the western Atlantic Ocean belonging to the family Carangidae. Adults feed on crabs, shrimp, and smaller fish. The permit was first described by the "father of taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in his tenth edition of the work "Systema Naturae", which was published in 1758. He originally classified it as "Labrus falcatus", though the fish has since been placed in the genus "Trachinotus". The permit's genus name, "Trachinotus" comes from a fusion of the Greek words ' (), which means "rough", and ' (), meaning "back". The species name for the