Just saying. 
 

(So tempted to temporarily change my forum username to FAIRY-COD-FATHER).   or just

 

The Cod-Father.  
 

hahaha. 

Nice fish!!!!

@Darth-Baiter,

The inside of the mouth is blue.  Is the flesh blue?  If so, is it still blue after cooking?

Mean-looking teeth.

Flesh is tinted blue.  It turns white at cooking. 

I am a midwestern guy who’s never seen a toothy blue fish.  What is that?

4 hours ago, Jig Man said:

I am a midwestern guy who’s never seen a toothy blue fish.  What is that?

Sorry. It is a blue Ling Cod.   Red fish is a Vermillion. 

I buy a lot of cod fillets from the local market.  Are all cod toothy?

On 9/22/2025 at 10:26 AM, Jig Man said:

I am a midwestern guy who’s never seen a toothy blue fish.  What is that?

 

I'm your Northern neighbor and I wasn't sure myself.   

23 hours ago, Jig Man said:

I buy a lot of cod fillets from the local market.  Are all cod toothy?

Those cod you buy in the store look much different than a ling cod. They look a little like a redfish I guess is the best comparison I can think of off the top of my head, except I believe they have a barbel on the bottom of their chin also.

I think fish-monger types have free range on calling fish whatever they want.  

 

I often wondered what we would learn if we did DNA testing on the combo plate at a sushi restaurant 

We probably would be surprised.  I skip the sushi because I got pretty Ill eating it in Maui.

ohh...the tilapia Nigiri gets someone every time