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Some species, such as saithe, tended to break their spines and bleed internally when shocked; others, such as cod, struggled much less.—Ferris Jabr, Hakai Magazine, 8 Jan. 2018
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Etymology
of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse seithr coalfish
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