La Jolla 1/7/14 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GregAndrew · 01-08-2014, 07:08 AM

The two quickest and easiest ways to tell if your fish is not a Halibut are the shapes of the end of the tail and lateral line. Halibut have a tail that is generally the same length on the ends as the middle. Most other flatfish are longer in the middle of the tail. They also have a very high arching lateral line on their side. Most other flatfish have flat to relatively flat lateral lines.

01-08-2014, 07:08 AM	#6
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	The two quickest and easiest ways to tell if your fish is not a Halibut are the shapes of the end of the tail and lateral line. Halibut have a tail that is generally the same length on the ends as the middle. Most other flatfish are longer in the middle of the tail. They also have a very high arching lateral line on their side. Most other flatfish have flat to relatively flat lateral lines.