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Common names: Alaska ling cod, Ling cod, Lingcod
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 2850, 6793, 9988, 11366, 95452, 115139, 115140.
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National Fisheries Authority: https://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lamb, A. and P. Edgell, 1986
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Hexagrammidae (Greenlings) > Ophiodontinae
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Common names from other countries

Bacalao largo, Morue-lingue, Cultus cod, ... more

Main reference

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 152 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 59.1 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 25 years (Ref. 55701)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 61 - 76 cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; oceano-estuarine (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 475 m (Ref. 6793)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 31°N, 172°W - 116°W

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: Shumagin Islands in the western Gulf of Alaska to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Possibly occurring in the Bering Sea (Ref. 6793).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 24 - 27; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-24; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24; Vertebrae: 55 - 59. Anal spines of adults buried in flesh, third spine closely applied to first ray (Ref. 6885). Head without scales; fleshy cirrus above each eye; large mouth; maxilla reaching almost to vertical from posterior margin of eye. Jaws with small pointed teeth interspersed with large fanglike teeth (Ref. 48751).

Ranges from the intertidal to 475 m depth (Ref. 6793). Adults are found near rocks, inshore and to 427 m (Ref. 2850). Young occur on sand or mud bottom of bays and inshore areas (Ref. 2850). Both migratory and non-migratory populations exist (Ref. 6885). Adults feed mostly on other fishes but also take crustaceans, octopi and squid (Ref. 4925). Young feed on copepods and other small crustaceans (Ref. 6885). A very important sport and commercial species (Ref. 2850). The liver is rich in vitamin A (Ref. 6885). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988). Has sharp teeth and gill rakers that can cut fingers if handled.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 13513)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.5 ±0.6 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=4; tmax=25;)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (63 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Ophiodon elongatus Girard, 1854