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Greenland Halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum 1792)

Diet

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Feeds on crustaceans, eelpouts, capelin, redfishes, deep sea prawns
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Distribution

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Labrador to Gulf of Maine, as strays only in the southern part of its range
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Habitat

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Bottom dweller, found to depths of 2000 m, migrate between spawning and feeding grounds.
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Habitat

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Mary Kennedy [email]