Editing Halibut (section)

{{Short description|Large edible flatfishes}}
{{about|the fish|the United States Navy ships|USS Halibut}}
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[[File:Hippoglossus hippoglossus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| {{center|Atlantic halibut}}]]

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'''Halibut''' is the [[common name]] for three species of [[flatfish]] in the family of [[right-eye flounder]]s. In some regions, and less commonly, other species of large flatfish are also referred to as halibut.

The word is derived from ''haly'' (holy) and ''butte'' (flat fish), for its popularity on Catholic holy days.<ref name=pittsburghpress>{{cite news|title=Right Eye of Halibut Moves Over to the left Side of Head|author=Uncle Ray|date=10 September 1941|newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OVIbAAAAIBAJ&pg=4454,336523&dq=halibut+popular+food-fish&hl=en|access-date=4 October 2010|quote=The name "halibut" means "holy flatfish". It came from halibut being a popular food fish on holy days in England during early times.}}</ref> Halibut are [[demersal fish]] and are highly regarded as a [[Fish as food|food fish]] as well as a [[Recreational fishing|sport fish]].<ref name=pittsburghpress /><ref>{{cite news|title=FOOD; Putting a Spotlight on Halibut|author=Moira Hodgson|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=11 November 1990|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30613F83C540C728DDDA80994D8494D81|access-date=4 October 2010|quote=In England, halibut has always been popular...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Follow Rules to Serve Fish Without Odor|newspaper=[[The Milwaukee Journal]]|date=11 February 1954|quote=Fish can provide an economical main dish. Have boiled, baked or fried fish, or like most folks, choose cod, halibut, or ocean perch. They're the three most popular fish varieties|access-date=4 October 2010|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5zAoAAAAIBAJ&pg=5521,4688205&dq=halibut+most-popular-fish&hl=en}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fish and chips on Good Friday's menu|newspaper=[[The Windsor Star]]|date=8 April 2009|author=Ted Whipp|url=http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=82e340fc-b11f-4714-ad10-6584b1a69352|access-date=4 October 2010|quote=He and his son ... expect hungry hordes, especially for the halibut, the most popular fish on the menu.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826032231/http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=82e340fc-b11f-4714-ad10-6584b1a69352|archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref>