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Burbot

The unusual-looking burbot is a popular sport fish due to its delicate white meat. Since it is commonly found in more northern regions, the burbot is a popular ice fishing species. The burbot is North America’s only freshwater cod fish species and lives throughout Alaska, and Canada’s freshwater lakes and rivers and are common in Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes. It is also widely distributed throughout Europe and Asia, north to the Bering Strait.

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