Eelpout

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

II. Eelpout ·noun 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.