Common name of Ophiodon elongatus
 
Common name Lingcod
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality Queen Charlotte Islands (Ref. 27835) ; Bella Bella (Ref. 51056).
Ref. Hart, J.L., 1973
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. 4925, 33291, 33292, 51056.
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