halibut
Massive bottom-dweller
Halibut is a large flatfish prized for its firm, mild white flesh.
Among the biggest of the flatfish, halibut can weigh several hundred pounds.
The name comes from "holy" and "butt" (flatfish)—it was eaten on holy days.
Grilled halibut with lemon butter.
Asymmetrical seafloor swimmer
- bottom-dwellerOrganism living on substrate
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- eyesOrgans of sight
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
fins · gills · lateral · flounder · sole · turbot · plaice · sediment
Boneless meat portion
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- bakedCooked by dry heat
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
buttery · lemon · dill · herbs · sautéed · whitefish · chowder · ceviche
One who casts lines
- charterFounding organizational document
- tackleGear or takedown
- rodThin rigid stick
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
bait · hook · line · longline · catch · sportfish · trophy · deepwater
flatfish
Asymmetrical seafloor swimmer
- bottom-dwellerOrganism living on substrate
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- eyesOrgans of sight
scales · fins · gills · lateral · flounder · sole · turbot · plaice · sediment · sandy
fillet
Boneless meat portion
flaky · buttery · lemon · dill · herbs · sautéed · whitefish · chowder · ceviche · entree
angler
One who casts lines
reel · bait · hook · line · longline · catch · sportfish · trophy · deepwater · commercial
cod
Cold-water food fish
sea bass · swordfish · tilapia · haddock · mahi-mahi · tuna · monkfish · rockfish · lingcod · sturgeon
enormous
Extremely large in scale
whopping · hefty · jumbo · record · heavyweight
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- Atlantic fishAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, haddock, pollock, pollack
- game fishlargemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, rainbow trout, brown trout