| Common name | Old soaker | 
| Language | English | 
| Type | Vernacular | 
| Official trade name | No | 
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) | 
| Territory | Canada | 
| Locality | Newfoundland | 
| Ref. | Story, G.M., W.J. Kirwin and J.D.A. Widdowson, 1990 | 
| Life stage | large adults | 
| Sex | females and males | 
| Core | habitat/ecology | 
| 1st modifier | mod. for affinity | 
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | these fish are said to be of inferior quality |