Atlantic halibut

These fish are well adapted to life on the sea bottom. With their flattened bodies, it is easy for them to burrow into the mud or sand, to avoid their predators and take their prey by surprise. Their colouring, which resembles the sea bottom, is excellent camouflage. The adults swim and spend their lives lying on the left hand side of their flattened bodies. The larvae have a different shape from the adults. They swim like most other fish, with their bellies facing downward.