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 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.