: a large often greenish-fleshed fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the Pacific coast of North America that is an important food and sport fish and belongs to the same family as the greenlings
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The Blacks partner with local fishermen to get underused species like rockfish, flounder, lingcod and mackerel, fish that are being caught but aren’t showing up on menus.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
While many San Francisco restaurants highlight local salmon and Dungeness crab, fewer devote much energy to less famous catches like local rock cod, white seabass, lingcod and prawns.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2021
At the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories, the team of researchers got 20 Pacific lingcod and placed them in a seawater tank mixed with red dye that would stick to their teeth.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
How lingcod maintain the sharpness of their terrifying teeth has long been a mystery.
—New York Times, 3 Nov. 2021
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
While many San Francisco restaurants highlight local salmon and Dungeness crab, fewer devote much energy to less famous catches like local rock cod, white seabass, lingcod and prawns.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2021
At the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories, the team of researchers got 20 Pacific lingcod and placed them in a seawater tank mixed with red dye that would stick to their teeth.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
How lingcod maintain the sharpness of their terrifying teeth has long been a mystery.
—New York Times, 3 Nov. 2021
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“Lingcod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingcod. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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