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lingcod, ling cod (Ophiodon elongatus)
| Subject: | lingcod, ling cod (Ophiodon elongatus)
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Date: 2005:11:26 00:24:13
Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 430 (Canon)
F number: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Focal Length: 237/32
Upload Date: 2017:02:14 00:58:34
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Ophiodon elongatus - Lighter color variation
Taken by Magnus Kjaergaard at La Bufadora, Mexico. It is a Lingcod.
Author: Magnus Kjaergaard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:User:Kjaergaard
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lingcod2.JPG
The lingcod or ling cod (Ophiodon elongatus), also known as the buffalo cod or cultus cod, is a fish of the greenling family Hexagrammidae. It is the only extant member of the genus Ophiodon. A slightly larger, extinct species, Ophiodon ozymandias, is known from fossils from the Late Miocene of Southern California. Ophiodon elongatus is native to the North American west coast from Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. It has been observed up to a size of 152 centimetres and a weight of 59 kilograms. Order: Scorpaeniformes, Family: Hexagrammidae, Genus: Ophiodon, Species: Ophiodon elongatus Girard, 1854.
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Ophiodon elongatus Girard, 1854
Synonyms: Ophiodon elongates Girard, 1854
Common Names: lingcod, buffalo cod, cultus cod [English], molva [Spanish] |
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