Editing Halibut (section)

==Species ==
A 2018 cladistic analysis based on genetics and morphology showed that the [[Greenland halibut]] diverged from a lineage that gave rise to the Atlantic and Pacific halibuts. The common ancestor of all three diverged from a lineage that gave rise to the genus ''[[Verasper]]'', comprising the [[spotted halibut]] and [[barfin flounder]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vinnikov |first1=Kirill A. |last2=Thomson |first2=Robert C. |last3=Munroe |first3=Thomas A. |title=Revised classification of the righteye flounders (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) based on multilocus phylogeny with complete taxon sampling |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |date=2018 |volume=125 |pages=147–162 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.014|pmid=29535031 |s2cid=5009041 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2018MolPE.125..147V }}</ref>

[[File:Fishermen with their halibut.jpg|thumb|Fishermen in [[Seward, Alaska]], with a fresh catch of halibut]]
[[File:Alaska 2007 071.jpg|thumb|right|Halibut caught off the coast of [[Raspberry Island, Alaska]], in 2007: The two fish being held up are {{convert|40|to|50|lb|abbr=on|order=flip}} |alt=Photo of several, near human-sized white fish. Two people hold halibuts.]]
[[File:Pacific Halibut.JPG|thumb|right|Halibut tend to be a mottled dark brown on their upward-facing side and white on their underside]]
[[File:Pacific Halibut Fileting.JPG|thumb|right|Filleting a Pacific halibut taken in [[Cook Inlet, Alaska]]. A halibut yields four large fillets, with the yield percentage higher than for most fish. Round halibut cheeks may provide additional meat]]

* Genus ''[[Hippoglossus]]''
** [[Atlantic halibut]], ''Hippoglossus hippoglossus'' – lives in the North Atlantic
** [[Pacific halibut]], ''Hippoglossus stenolepis'' – lives in the North Pacific Ocean
* Genus ''[[Reinhardtius]]''
**[[Greenland halibut]], ''Reinhardtius hippoglossoides'' – lives in the cold northern Atlantic, northern Pacific, and Arctic Oceans