Burbot

Burbot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Lota
Oken, 1817
Species:
L. lota
Binomial name
Lota lota
Synonyms
  • Gadus lota Linnaeus, 1758
  • Enchelyopus lota (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Molva lota (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gadus lacustris Walbaum, 1792
  • Gadus maculosus Lesueur, 1817
  • Lota maculosa (Lesueur, 1817)
  • Molva maculosa (Lesueur, 1817)
  • Gadus compressus Lesueur, 1817
  • Lota compressa (Lesueur, 1817)
  • Lota vulgaris Fitzinger, 1832
  • Lota fluviatilis Perty, 1832
  • Lota marmorata Koch, 1840
  • Lota inornata DeKay, 1842
  • Lota brosmiana Storer, 1842
  • Lota communis Rapp, 1854
  • Lota linnei Malm, 1877
Burbot, Lota lota

The burbot (Lota lota) is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. It is also known as bubbot, mariah, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, and eelpout.

The burbot can live under ice, and it needs frigid temperatures to breed. "These were ice-age fish that once swam unhindered in a glacial world".

Description

The burbot looks like a cross between a bowfin and eel.

Ecology

Habitat

These fishes live in large, cold rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. They mostly prefer freshwater habitats.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Lota lota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T135675A18233691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T135675A18233691.en.
  2. ↑ "UKDivers.net - Fresh Warter Fish Cards". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Onions, C. T. (1973). The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (3 ed.). p. 420.
  4. ↑ "The decline of the 'disgusting' burbot". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 7 July 2015.