DCHP-3

red cod

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a reddish rock fish, Sebastodes ruberrimus, found in Pacific Coast waters.

Quotations

1859
[There are] rock cod, bank cod, red cod, shore cod.
1960
Other more brightly coloured species, usually termed "red-cod," such as the red snapper . . . occur at depths from thirty to over one hundred fathoms.