Burbot

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.

 Related pages 

 List of fish common names

References

Category:Freshwater fish
Category:Gadiformes