Take care handling a California halibut. It has what is unusual for a flatfish-a large mouth with many sharp teeth. And it bites!
California halibut hide by burying themselves up to their eyes in the sandy seafloor.
The maximum weight of a halibut is 600 lb (270 kg), but the usual specimens caught offshore at 100 to 400 fathoms weigh from 20 to 100 lb (9-45 kg); the male is generally much smaller than the female. The California halibut, ...
 See also: Flounder, Flatfish, Halibut
  
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