Lingcod
Latin Name:	Ophiodon elongatus
Geographic Range:	Range is from Alaska to Baja
SCUBA Divers Info:
Lingcod are a territorial fish you can go back and find the same fish again and again. In late winter to spring females (the larger of the sexes) lay a large mass of pure white eggs and the male actively guards this egg mass. A lingcod guarding eggs will have no reservations about attacking a diver, although I've never heard of any injuries resulting it can give you quite a start.
Beachwalkers Info:
This animal does not usually inhabit the intertidal zone so you are very unlikely to find it beachwalking or tidepooling.
Fish	Copyright © 1996 Kerry L. Werry