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The burbot (Lota lota) is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. It is also known as bubbot,[2] mariah, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod,[3] and eelpout.
| Burbot | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Lotidae |
| Genus: | Lota Oken, 1817 |
| Species: | L. lota |
| Binomial name | |
| Lota lota | |
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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".[4]
These fishes live in large, cold rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. They mostly prefer freshwater habitats.
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