Burbot

Burbot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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), also known as bubbot,[2] mariah,[3] loche, cusk,[4] freshwater cod,[5] freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod,[6] or eelpout, is a species of coldwater ray-finned fish native to the subarctic regions of the Northern hemisphere. It is the only member of the genus Lota, and is the only freshwater species of the order Gadiformes. The species is closely related to marine fish such as the common ling and cusk, all of which belong to the family Lotidae (rocklings).

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Lota lota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T135675A18233691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T135675A18233691.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "UKDivers.net - Fresh Warter Fish Cards". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Environmental Contaminants - Burbot (Loche)". hss.gov.nt.ca. Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Cusk: Species Information: Fisheries: Fish & Wildlife: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference guardian2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Onions, C. T. (1973). The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (3 ed.). p. 420.