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Burbot

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Burbot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gadiformes
Family:Lotidae
Genus:Lota
Species:lota
Binomial name
Lota lota
Linné

A burbot (Lota lota) is a fresh-water fish (Pisces, Teleostei) related to the cods. It is also known as the lawyer, and eel-pout, and closely related to the ling and the tusk. It is most common in streams and lakes of North America and Europe above 40°N latitude.