Other Species Sometimes Called "halibut"
- Of the same family (Pleuronectidae) as proper halibut
- Kamchatka flounder, Atheresthes evermanni – sometimes called "arrowtooth halibut"
- Roundnose flounder, Eopsetta grigorjewi – often called "shotted halibut"
- Greenland turbot, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides – often called "Greenland halibut"
- Spotted halibut, Verasper variegatus
- Family Paralichthyidae
- California flounder, Paralichthys californicus – sometimes called "California halibut"
- Olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus – sometimes called "bastard halibut"
- Family Psettodidae
- Indian spiny turbot – sometimes called "Indian halibut"
- Family Carangidae (jack family, not a flatfish)
- Black pomfret, Parastromateus niger – sometimes called "Australian halibut"
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