| Nome Comune | Black cod |
| Language | English |
| Tipo | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Paese | United Kingdom |
| Località | |
| Fonte Biblio. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Stadio vitale | juveniles and adults |
| Sesso | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'cod', from Old English 'cod', i.e., pouch or with a baglike appearance (p. 122, Ref. 11979); 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979). |