A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidæ. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.
Flat sea fish with firm white flesh.
a large, flat fish with white, light meat.
Flat sea fish available mostly in steaks, fillets and cutlets. Its firm white flesh is greatly valued; probably best prepared with a sauce.
A species of fish characterized by its flatness; they are large with a width of about one-third their length. Both eyes are on the top side of the body . Halibut reside on the sandy bottoms of the ocean floor and are harvested by longliners. Their meat is highly valued.
Tender chicken halibut is considered best for eating. Atlantic and Pacific halibut are also good, with extremely lean, firm, tight-grained white meat. Halibut are delicately flavorful, albeit a bit dry. A firm, fine-textured fish, halibut poaches, grills, broils, braises, and steams particularly well. It is also good roasted or sautéed. The edible skin need not be removed; in fact, leaving the skin on helps steaks keep their shape while cooking. Steaks should be sweet-smelling, with glistening pure white flesh that's free of browning, gaping, and signs of dryness.
A large, flat, seawater fish.
hal-ah-butt Any of various large marine flatfishes, esp. Hippoglossus hippoglossus of the N. Atlantic, used as food.
lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
Flat sea fish available mostly in steaks, fillets and cutlets. It has firm white flesh and best prepared with a sauce.
A large fish with a flattened body adapted for life on the seafloor.
A large saltware fish with lean, mild-flavoured, white flesh.
A halibut is a type of flatfish from the family of the righteye flounders (Pleuronectidae). This name is derived from Dutch heilbot. Halibut live in both the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans and are highly regarded food fish.