| Ophiodon
elongatus
Girard,
1854 |
|
| Family: |
Hexagrammidae
(Greenlings), subfamily: Ophiodontinae |
 |
| Order: |
Scorpaeniformes
|
| Class: |
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
| FishBase name: |
Lingcod |
| Max. size: |
5 ft TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 130 lb |
| Environment: |
demersal; oceanodromous; marine ; depth range -
1570 ft |
| Climate: |
subtropical; 60°N - 31°N |
| Importance: |
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes |
| Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14
years |
| Distribution:
|
Northeastern Pacific: Shumagin Is., in the
western Gulf of Alaska to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Possibly
occurring in the Bering Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal
spines
(total): 24-27; Dorsal
soft
rays (total): 21-24; Anal
spines:
3-3; Anal
soft
rays: 21-24; Vertebrae
: 55-57. Anal spines of adults buried in flesh, third spine closely
applied to first ray. |
| Biology: |
Ranges from the intertidal to 1570 ft depth. Adults are found near rocks, inshore and to
1410 ft.
Young occur on sand or mud bottom of bays and inshore areas.
Both migratory and non-migratory populations exist. Adults
feed mostly on other fishes but also take crustaceans, octopi and squid. Young feed on copepods and other small crustaceans. A very important sport and commercial species. The
liver is rich in vitamin A. Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten
steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked. Has
sharp teeth and gill rakers that can cut fingers if handled. |
| Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508) |
| Dangerous: |
traumatogenic |
