| Common name | Lingcod |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Alaska (USA) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Quast, J.C. and E.L. Hall, 1972 |
| 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). |