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Common Name

Lingcod

Specimen Numbers

USNM-272248

Species

Species: elongatus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Superorder: Paracanthopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Suborder: Hexagrammoidei Family: Hexagrammidae Genus: Ophiodon Species: elongatus 384

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Scapula	0	0	0
Thoracic Vertebrae Middle	0	0	0
Caudal Vertebrae Middle	0	0	0
Mesethmoid	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

City

Pacific Coast

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

United States Fish Commision

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Country: USA State: California - - Location: Pacific Coast

Cause Of Death

Unknown

Elements

Specimen Links

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Comments

Family # 223, Specimen #001; Accession #:025193; Disarticulated Skekelton, Dry osteological specimen; Data Cataloged: 22 Nov 1985; Prep: osteo 1; Most of the specimens are articulated. *TWO specimens in the box, photographed both to include more elements. Post-crania is absent for one individual. Most photos are of the larger (more complete) specimen (noted otherwise as : Spec 2)