229. Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name. Burbot

Taxonomy. Original description: Gadus lota Linnaeus, 1758: 255 [European lakes; Linnaean specimens: LS 37 and 38 (2, left half-skins)].

Revisions. Coad (2016).

Illustrations. Coad (2016, 231, fig. 2).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Charb mahi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.