Common name of Ophiodon elongatus
 
Common name Lingcod
Language English
Type AFS
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-PĂ©rez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier mod. for size
2nd modifier
Remarks 'cod', from Old English 'cod', i.e., pouch or with a baglike appearance (p. 122, Ref. 11979); 'ling' from Middle English akin to Dutch 'leng' and Old English 'lang', i.e., long (p. 695, Ref. 11978). Also Ref. 276.
 
Entered by Froese, Rainer
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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