eelpout
noun
eel·pout
ˈēl-ˌpau̇t 
1
: any of various elongate tapered marine fishes (family Zoarcidae) usually living on the bottom of cold seas
2
: burbot
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Just last year, DNR championed a bill at the Legislature that elevated eelpout (burbot) from unprotected rough fish to game fish.
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Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
Second, eelpout are aggressive beneath the ice, especially after dark.
—Dr. Jason Halfen, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
All are apt descriptions for a 19-pound, 11-ounce eelpout (aka burbot, aka lawyer, lingcod, cusk and a host of other unbecoming nicknames) caught by Brent Getzler of Roosevelt.
—Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2017
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Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
Second, eelpout are aggressive beneath the ice, especially after dark.
—Dr. Jason Halfen, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
All are apt descriptions for a 19-pound, 11-ounce eelpout (aka burbot, aka lawyer, lingcod, cusk and a host of other unbecoming nicknames) caught by Brent Getzler of Roosevelt.
—Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2017
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“Eelpout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eelpout. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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