
Hakes and Burbots
Lotidae
The Lotidae are a family of cod-like fishes commonly known as hakes or burbots. They are found in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, and some freshwater habitats throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. All species are marine, except for the burbot, Lota lota, found in rivers and lakes in northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. They are important commercial and game fish species.
Members of the Gaidropsaridae were previously also placed in this family.
3 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 5 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85877.


