This carnivorous fish feeds primarily on other fish. It is usually regarded as an undesirable species because it competes with some of our important coldwater sport fish for food. Although generally not considered important by fishermen as food, some people think highly of the eating qualities of its delicately flavored flesh. Distribution of burbot in NY state. Dark dots represent where actual samples of burbot were taken.
White dots represent historic distributions.
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