A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.

A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

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

Another common name for the Burbot ( Lota lota), the codfish of the North Country. Awâssi or awâssissi in the Ojibwe.

The eelpouts are a family (Zoarcidae) of perciform ray-finned fish. As the name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance, with elongate bodies and the dorsal and anal fins continuous with the caudal fin. All of the approximately 220 species are marine, mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths.