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Some notes on an ambivalent behaviour of the Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walb.) Pisces: Pleuronectiformes
Author(s) -
Groot S. J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1970.tb03285.x
Subject(s) - halibut , biology , flatfish , fishery , hippoglossus hippoglossus , pleuronectidae , zoology , flounder , fish <actinopterygii>
The ambivalent behaviour of the Greenland halibut with respect to its swimming position is discussed. The conclusion is that, when swimming close to the bottom, it swims the way all flatfishes do, viz. horizontally; when it swims freely, however, it adopts a vertical position.
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