Description

Also known as American Burbot, Coneyfish, Eelpout, Freshwater Cod, Freshwater Cusk, Freshwater Eel, Lawyer, Ling, Lingcod, Lush, Maria, Mud Shark, Thin-tailed Burbot.

Found in schools, sheltering during the day, in crevices, under river banks, and rocks, dispersing at night foraging for food, in well oxygenated estuaries, lakes, rivers, and streams, preferring deeper waters in the summer.
They feed on crayfish, fish, invertebrates, insect larvae, and molluscs.
Length - 152cm
Depth - 1-700m
Widespread Arctic, Europe

This is the only member of this family that lives in freshwater. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Lota-lota.html