a lot of scandinavians came there over the years, I wonder if the name is related
now that is interesting, In alaska we have a fish called ling cod as distinct from cod
a lot of scandinavians came there over the years, I wonder if the name is related "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) lives along the west coast of North America from the Mexican border through the Aleutian Islands. It is not a Ling, nor a Cod, and is not closely related to any other fish genus. Ling (Molva molva) is strictly a North Atlantic fish, from Spain to within the Arctic Circle, from Nova Scotia to the Arctic Circle, and along the southern coast of Greenland. |
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Could still be as the BOx says, that *the name* is related?
Like, if those Scandinavian-Alaskans -- presumably more familiar with the ling than the average English-speaker around them -- thought "this looks a bit like a cod, and a bit like a ling, so..." Dunno how much of an effect they could have had on the English name, but perhaps? -- Christian R. Conrad The Man Who (used to think he) Knows Fucking Everything Mail: Same username as at the top left of this post, at iki.fi |
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They are both rather elongated fish . . .
. . and they live in similar environments. It would be natural for people familiar with the Atlantic Ling to make the association when they encountered the Pacific fish, which is a bit stubbier, thus the added "cod" part. |
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Yup: The Pacific one, "elongatus"... While ling -- m. molva -- is "Långa" in Swedish. As in "Longa".
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thanks for the knowledge
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Oh sure, *that* you believe
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it is sourced properly
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Jeez, and I thought lutefisk was different.
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That stuff is banned from passenger jet cabins on 4 airlines
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Thanks for your input.
- (Andrew Grygus)
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now that is interesting, In alaska we have a fish called ling cod as distinct from cod
- (boxley)
- (7)
- Feb. 12, 2020, 10:15:14 PM EST
No
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (6)
- Feb. 12, 2020, 11:25:56 PM EST
Could still be as the BOx says, that *the name* is related?
- (CRConrad)
- (2)
- Feb. 13, 2020, 03:02:05 AM EST
They are both rather elongated fish . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- Feb. 13, 2020, 11:03:00 AM EST
Yup: The Pacific one, "elongatus"... While ling -- m. molva -- is "Långa" in Swedish. As in "Longa".
-NT
- (CRConrad)
- Feb. 13, 2020, 05:30:37 PM EST
thanks for the knowledge
-NT
- (boxley)
- (2)
- Feb. 13, 2020, 04:09:38 PM EST
Oh sure, *that* you believe
-NT
- (drook)
- (1)
- Feb. 13, 2020, 06:21:15 PM EST
it is sourced properly
-NT
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