Common name of Ophiodon elongatus
 
Common name Sgaagaay
Language Haida
Dialect Skidegate
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Jones, R., 1999
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
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Remarks This is a nickname meaning 'shaman dance' and refers to the way a shaman shakes his head when dancing. Lingcod and inshore rockfish were taken with special spears and lines. Tanu villagers often speared lingcod and rockfish close to the local kelpbeds. Longcod eggs were reported eatern in Skidegate but not in Massett (see also Ref. 38231).
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