marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
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elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish}, and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st {Barb}.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also {burbolt}.]
Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common European species. An American species ({Lota maculosa}) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.
"There's a lot of things people don't know about eelpout," says Mr. Bresley.
To fully appreciate the festival, one should know a few things about the eelpout, the only freshwater member of the cod family.
About 8,000 fishermen gathered on the ice of Leech Lake here to pursue the eelpout.