Halibut Halibut Halibut is a common name principally applied to the two flatfish in the genus "Hippoglossus" from the family of right-eye flounders. Less commonly, and in some regions only, other species of flatfish are also referred to as being halibuts. The word is derived from "haly" (holy) and "butte" (flat fish), for its popularity on Catholic holy days. Halibut are demersal fish and are highly regarded as a food fish. The Pacific halibut is the world's largest flatfish. The IGFA record was apparently broken off the waters of Norway in July 2013 by a 515-pound 8.6 foot fish. This was
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