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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 837 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HALIBUT , or HoLIBUT (Hippoglossus vulgaris), the largest of all See also:

flat-fishes, growing to a length of 10 ft. or more, specimens of 5 ft. in length and of See also:loo lb. in See also:weight being frequently exposed for See also:sale in the markets. Indeed, specimens under 2 ft. in length are very rarely caught, and singularly enough, no instance is known of a very See also:young specimen having been obtained. Small ones are commonly called " chicken halibut." The halibut is much more frequent in the higher latitudes of the temperate See also:zone than in its See also:southern portion; it is a circumpolar See also:species, being found on the See also:northern coasts of See also:America, See also:Europe and See also:Asia, extending in the Pacific southwards to See also:California. On the See also:British coasts it keeps at some distance from the See also:shore, and isgenerally caught in from 50 to 150 fathoms. Its flesh is generally considered coarse, but it is See also:white and See also:firm, and when properly served is excellent for the table. The name is derived from " See also:holy " (M.E. See also:Italy), and recalls its use for See also:food on holy days.

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