Species FAO code: GHL

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Schwarzer Heilbutt	–
Belgium	fr Fletan noir fr Fletan du Groenland fr Flétan (The name "flétan" can be used for smoked product) nl Zwarte heilbot nl Groenlandse heilbot nl Heilbot (The name "heilbot" can be used for smoked product)	–
Croatia	hr grenlandski halibut	–
Cyprus	el ιππογλώσσα	–
Czech Republic	cs Halibut tmavý cs Halibut grónský	–
Denmark	da Hellefisk da ishavslaks (salted and smoked)	–
Estonia	et Süvalest	–
Finland	fi grönlanninpallas sv liten hälleflundra sv blåkveite	–
France	fr flétan noir commun fr Flétan noir fr Flétan du Groënland	–
Germany	de Schwarzer Heilbutt	–
Greece	el Halibut Γροιλανδίας	–
Hungary	hu grönlandi laposhal	–
Ireland	en Greenland halibut ga Haileabó Graonlannach	–
Italy	it Halibut	–
Latvia	lv Grenlandes paltuss lv Grenlandes paltuss lv Melnais paltuss	–
Lithuania	lt juodasis paltusas	–
Luxembourg	de Schwarzer Heilbutt fr flétan noir commun fr flétan noir fr flétan du Groënland fr flétan	–
Netherlands	nl Zwarte heilbot nl Groenlandse heilbot	–
Poland	pl Halibut niebieski	–
Portugal	pt Alabote pt Alabote-da-Gronelândia pt Palmeta	–
Romania	ro Halibut negru	–
Slovakia	sk halibut tmavý	–
Slovenia	sl grenlandska morska plošča	–
Spain	es Fletán negro es Halibut negro	Balearic Islands: Halibut negre Galicia: Fletán negro
Sweden	sv Liten hälleflundra sv Blåkveite	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	186.0 kcal
Total fat	13.84 g
Saturates	2.419 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	14.37 g
Salt	200.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

FLX/05B-F.

Pleuronectiformes

Fishing areas

27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) Faroese waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

0.0 t

Stocks (2021)

GHL/1/2INT

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Fishing areas

27.1 Barents Sea (Subarea I) international waters
27.2 Norwegian Sea, Spitzbergen, and Bear Island (Subarea II) international waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

1800.0 t

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Stocks (2021)

GHL/1N2AB.

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Fishing areas

27.1 Barents Sea (Subarea I) Norwegian waters
27.2 Norwegian Sea, Spitzbergen, and Bear Island (Subarea II) Norwegian waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

50.0 t

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

50.0 t

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Stocks (2021)

GHL/2A-C46

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Fishing areas

27.2.a Norwegian Sea (Division IIa) United Kingdom waters
27.4 North Sea (Subarea IV) United Kingdom and Union waters
27.6 Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI) Union and international waters
27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) United Kingdom and international waters

TAC

2571.0 t

Union

703.0 t

51.0 t

29.0 t

478.0 t

29.0 t

Stocks (2021)

GHL/5-14GL

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Fishing areas

27.14 East Greenland (Subarea XIV) Greenland waters
27.5 Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V) Greenland waters
27.12 North of Azores (Subarea XII) Greenland waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

4300.0 t

Stocks (2021)

GHL/N1G-S68

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Fishing areas

21.1 Baffin Bay, Davis Strait Greenland waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

1700.0 t

To be fished south of 68° N

1700.0 t

To be fished south of 68° N

Stocks (2021)

GHL/N3LMNO

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Fishing areas

21.3.O Grand Bank
21.3.M Flemish Cap
21.3.L Cape Freels, Cape St. Mary's, Grand Bank, Avalon Peninsula, St. John's
21.3.N Grand Bank

TAC

12225.0 t

Union

7168.0 t

47.0 t

1895.0 t

331.0 t

4533.0 t

24.0 t

338.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Scientific name

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Author

(Walbaum, 1792)

Rank

Species

FAO code

GHL

Morphological description

Dorsal origin behind posterior edge of upper eye. Caudal slightly forked to truncate. Pectorals small.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPleuronectiformes
  - FamilyPleuronectidae
    - GenusReinhardtius
      - SpeciesReinhardtius hippoglossoides

Synonyms

Hippoglossus groenlandicus Günther, 1862
Pleuronectes hippoglossoides Walbaum, 1792
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides matsuurae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Pleuronectes pinguis Fabricius, 1824
Reinhardtius matsuurae Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Hippoglossus groenlandiensis Günther, 1862

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 21 — Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
      - 0302 21 10 — Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 31 — Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
      - 0303 31 10 — Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 43 00 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 83 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
      - 0304 83 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 39 — Other
      - 0305 39 50 — Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), salted or in brine
  - Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 49 — Other
      - 0305 49 10 — Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
15 — CHAPTER 15 - ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES
- 1504 — Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  - 1504 10 — Fish-liver oils and their fractions
    - Other
      - 1504 10 91 — Of halibut

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Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Trawls

Nutrition values

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 18 - Arctic Sea

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Distribution maps