burbot

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

burbot
    n 1: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and
         North America having barbels around its mouth [syn:
         {burbot}, {eelpout}, {ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st
   {Barb}.] (Zool.)
   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}.]
   [1913 Webster]

   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.
         [1913 Webster]