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Ophiodon elongatus
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Description |
Large, elongate. Dorsal fin long; spinous and soft-rayed
parts nearly separated by a notch. Mouth large, upper jaw
extends past eye. Teeth large, caninelike. 1 lateral line.
Head unscaled; body covered with small cycloid scales. 3
spines in anal fin. A cirrus above eye. Gray to brown or
green or bluish above, with darker and lighter spotting;
paler below. Young blotched; caudal fin forked. |
| Size |
To 152 cm (5 feet), about 70 lb, but rarely more than 4
ft, 40 lb., females larger. |
| Range/Habitat |
Kodiak I. to N. Baja. |
| Depth |
Adults near rocks; insohore and to 230 fm. Young on sand
or mud bottom of bays and inshore areas. |
| Remarks |
Very important sport and commercial species. Prized by
bottom-fishing sport and spear fishermen. Highly esteemed as
food. |
| Credits |
Picture: Bill Barss, ODFW
Text: Peterson Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes, 1983. |
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