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.

The Muraenolepididae is a family of cod-like fish, known as eel cods, found in southern oceans. [1]

Also known as eelpout, lingcod and lawyer, the burbot looks like a cross between an eel and a cod—it has a long body with smooth skin and a single barbel, or whisker, on its chin. The burbot is a member of the freshwater cod family, and it shares many characteristics with its saltwater cousin, including mid-winter spawning.

Burbot is only one of numerous names this cold-water species from the cod family goes by. Many of the fresh water cod’s nick-names can’t be mentioned, but here is a list of the most common: Eel Pout, Lawyer, Ling, Cusk, Lush, Loche, Mudblow and Poor Man’s Lobster.

With its slimy skin and tendency to wrap itself around your arm, the burbot is considered by many anglers to be the "ish" of fish. But this cousin to the saltwater cod, commonly known as eelpout, is a remarkable predator. The burbot looks like a cross between an eel and a catfish.

Jan 15, 2021 · The eelpout fish, otherwise known as the burbot, are long slimy-skinned fish belonging to the cod family that looks almost like a cross between a catfish and an eel. River Bend Resort, located on Lake of the Woods, is no stranger to these odd fish as they are abundant in Minnesota’s northern waters. There is even an annual festival held in ...

Feb 26, 2021 · Here, we used morphological and molecular data to clarify the identity of specimens of Muraenolepis caught in trawl surveys and longline fisheries in South Georgia and South Sandwich Island waters. Type specimens of M. marmorata, M. microps and M. orangiensis were examined, together with specimens caught in trawl surveys around South Georgia.

The Muraenolepididae family of fishes, known as eel cods, belongs to the Gadiformes order and inhabits the cold–temperate waters of continental slopes and shelves in the Southern Hemisphere. They dwell near the bottom of the ocean, at the midwater depth, or near the surface.

The burbot is the only species of cod that lives entirely in fresh water. Its appearance has been described as “eel-like” or “a cross between an eel and a cod.” It sports one barbel on its chin as well as a barbel-like, tubular extension near each nostril.

Dec 23, 2015 · The first record of Evseenko’s eel cod Muraenolepis evseenkoi in the Weddell Sea, Atlantic sector, Southern Ocean, is documented. Key to the identification of eel cods living at high latitudes of Antarctica is provided based on comparison of these fishes with type specimens of this species and with two other eel cod species (M. trunovi and ...