What is "blue cod"

Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf. Buff the color, and Bubale.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus ( Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A very large and savage species of the same genus ( Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of wild ox.

4. (Zo["o]l.) The bison of North America.

5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.

6. (Zo["o]l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.

   Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri ( Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.

   Buffalo bird (Zo["o]l.), an African bird of the genus Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.

   Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.

   Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.]

   Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ( Trifolium reflexum and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison.

   Buffalo cod (Zo["o]l.), a large, edible, marine fish ( Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also blue cod, and cultus cod.

   Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits.

   Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass ( Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.]

   Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub ( Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub itself; oilnut.

   Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.

n. (taxlink Parapercis colias species noshow=1), a temperate marine fish of the family ''(taxlink Pinguipedidae family noshow=1)''.

'' Blue cod is also a common name for Anoplopoma fimbria (sablefish) in the UK.''

Blue cod, Parapercis colias, is a temperate marine fish of the family Pinguipedidae. It is also known variously as Boston blue cod, New Zealand cod, sand perch or its Māori names rawaru and pakirikiri.

It is exclusively found in New Zealand in shallow waters around the rocky coasts of up to the depth of 150 m, though it is far more common south of Cook Strait. It is bluish green to blue black above with white toward the belly. Large examples are usually greenish blue in colour, while smaller ones are blotched in varying shades of brown. An adult may grow to 60 cm in length and weigh from one to three kg. It feeds mainly on small fish and crabs. Blue cod is strongly territorial. Spawning takes place in southern spring. Blue cod can also change sex from female to male.

It is a plump fish which produces good fillets, but it has a very low oil content. It can be served battered, crumbed, pan-fried or baked. It is an important recreational species in the South Island and is commercially harvested. Blue cod populations are managed sustainably under New Zealand’s fisheries quota management system, although are becoming scarce in some small areas due to fishing pressure. Annual catch range is between 1,300 and 2,000 tonnes.