Some notes on an ambivalent behaviour of the Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walb.) Pisces: Pleuronectiformes

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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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Author: de Groot, S. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1970
Subjects:
Greenland
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title Some notes on an ambivalent behaviour of the Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walb.) Pisces: Pleuronectiformes
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