Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Greenland halibut
Scientific Name: 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Naming References: 
W017
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fish
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopterygii
Order: 
Pleuronectiformes
Family: 
Pleuronectidae
References: 
W017
General Biology

Economic/Human Considerations

fisheries: highly commercial (W017). Increasingly important in developinig commercial fisheries in eastern Arctic (R131).
References: 
R131
W017
Habitat
Env: benthopelagic; oceanodromous; marine ; depth range 1 - 2000 m Climate: temperate; 0 - 4°C; 80°N - 45°N (W017). Often caught pelagically. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, eelpouts, capelin, redfishes, deep sea prawns and other bottom invertebrates (W017). Epibenthic, surface to deep waters 2000m, eats fishes, crustaceans and squids (R131).
References: 
W017
Distribution

Ecozones

Beaufort Sea Amundsen Gulf, High Arctic Sea Archipelago
References: 
R131

Distribution

Score: 
G
References: 
H313

Number of Occurrences

4 occurrences (R2021004)
Population

Population Size

Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07-0.10;tm=7-12; tmax=30; Fec=60,000) (W017). 119cm(R131)
References: 
R131
W017
Threats

Threats

Score: 
BC
References: 
H313

Intrinsic Vulnerability

References: 
H313
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Very abundant (R131) DFO March 2015, Very abundant and widely distributed in the Western Arctic (Coad and Reist 2004). Modified to very abundant in Eastern Arctic Ocean, only a few occurrences in the NWT waters (R2021004) Alfonso, N.R., Coad, B.W., Sawatzky, C.D., and Reist, J.D. 2018. Distributional Records forMarine Fishes of Arctic Canada. Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1287: xxii + 295 p.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Reviewed in 2010 by DFO; no change.Draft rank by DFO in 2015, modified from not assessed to secure, modified from secure to undetermined based on Alfonso et al. 2918
Last Updated: 
November 27, 2021

References

Economic Status

  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Ecozones

  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return

Habitat

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Intrinsic Vulnerability

  • DFO (2015) ecopy - H313 Return

Naming

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Population Size

Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
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FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Range Extent

  • DFO (2015) ecopy - H313 Return

Taxonomy

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Threats

  • DFO (2015) ecopy - H313 Return