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Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)

Burbot
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Common names: Burbot, Evropeyski nalim, Sylyhar
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance: commercial | Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Kolyma, Anadyr and Penzhina rivers in the east, in Lake Baikal, Sakhalin, the Shantars, and the rivers of Novosibirsk islands (Ref. 26334). Occurs in the Amur river basin (Ref. 13397). Found also in the basins of the Poronai and Tym' Rivers (Ref. 27681), Don (Ref. 58293), Onega (Ref. 55804), Volga (Ref. 58297). Introduced in Kuban River drainage but means of introduction, pathways or results of invasion are uncertain (Ref. 45022, 58296). Also Ref. 1371, 37812, 43202, 55804. EurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lotte de rivière, Lota, 江鳕, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Lotidae (Hakes and burbots)
Etymology: Lota: French name for the cod (Ref. 45335);  lota: From the French word "la Lotte" meaning codfish (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.5 - ? ; dH range: 18 - ?; potamodromous (Ref. 59043); depth range 1 - 700 m (Ref. 1998).   Temperate; 4°C - 18°C (Ref. 2059); 78°N - 40°N, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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