Burbot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the burbot lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lota lota
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gadiformes
Family	Gadidae

Where does the burbot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the burbot in 12 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the burbot endangered?

The burbot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the burbot?

The burbot (Lota lota) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gadiformes and the family Gadidae, genus Lota. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the burbot

The burbot (Lota lota), also known as bubbot, mariah, loche, cusk, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, or eelpout, is a species of coldwater ray-finned fish native to the subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only member of the genus Lota, and is the only freshwater species of the order Gadiformes. The species is closely related to marine fish such as the common ling and cusk, all of which belong to the family Lotidae (rocklings).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Burbot (revision 1369947586), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q144700 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).