Size, age, occurrence, growth, and food of Greenland halibut,Reinhardtius hippoglossoides(Walbaum) in coastal waters of western Spitzbergen

22 December 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Sarsia

Vol. 67 (4) , 293-297
https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1982.10421343

Abstract

The fishes were caught at depths below 300 m and were from 9 to 58 cm long. They belonged to six year classes (I–VI), but most of them were from one to four years old. Western Spitzbergen waters thus seem to be a nursery ground for this species. The average yearly increment in length was nearly 8 cm. The polar cod, Boreogadus saida (Lepechin), was the most important food item for the investigated juvenile Greenland halibut.

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Distribution and Synonymy in the Pacific Ocean, and Variation, of the Greenland Halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum)
Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1964