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Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
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Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
Caught by commercial
longliners, trawlers, and recreational fishers
 Ocean
Recreational Harvest Chart
Description:
Large, elongate. Dorsal fin long: spinous and soft-rayed parts nearly
separated by a notch. Mouth large, upper jaw extends past eye. Teeth
large, caninelike. 1 lateral line. Head unscaled; body covered with
small cycloid scales. 3 spines in anal fin. A cirrus above eye.
Gray to brown or green or bluish above, with darer and lighter spotting;
paler below.
Size:
To 152 cm (5 feet)
Range/Habitat:
Kodiak Island to northern Baja; possibly the Bering Sea. Adults
near rocks; inshore and to 1400 feet.
Source: Pacific
Coast Fishes
Peterson’s Field Guide
Eschmeyer/Herald/Hammann 1983
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