What is "burbot"

Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.

Note: The fish is also called an eelpout or ling, and is allied to the codfish. The Lota vulgaris is a common European species. An American species ( Lota maculosa) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.

n. A freshwater fish, taxonomic name ''Lota lota'', similar to the ling and the cusk, which spawns in the winter.

n. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]

The burbot (Lota lota) or bubbot is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. Also known as mariah, freshwater ling, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, freshwater cusk and (misleadingly) eelpout, the burbot is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk. It is the only member of the genus Lota. For some time of the year the burbot lives under ice. They require frigid temperatures to breed.