Cream fish with mottled brown spots. It has a big head and a downturned mouth.

Lingcod

Ophiodon elongatus
Where at Shedd?
Oceans
Diet Fishes, octopuses, squid and crustaceans
Size Length: Up to 60 inches (152 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Eastern Pacific
Habitat Rocky areas in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska, United States south through Canada to Baja California, Mexico

Did you know?

  1. Large, sharp, inward-pointing fangs help the lingcod catch anything that fits in its big mouth—rockfish, salmon, herring, octopus—whatever swims by. Our aquarists are careful to avoid painful bites!
  2. This voracious predator doesn’t go out hunting. It waits among the rocks to ambush its prey. By staying hidden, the lingcod avoids its own predators—sea lions, seals and sharks.