Bowfin vs. Burbot

Bowfinnoun

A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States.

Bowfinnoun

A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; - called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.

Bowfinnoun

primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

Bowfin

The bowfin (Amia calva) is a bony fish related to gars in the infraclass Holostei. Common names include mudfish, mud pike, dogfish, griddle, grinnel, swamp trout, and choupique.

Burbotnoun

A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

Burbotnoun

A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.

Burbotnoun

elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

Burbot

The burbot (Lota lota) is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. It is also known as bubbot, mariah, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, and eelpout.