| Common name | American burbot |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | habitat/ecology |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'burbot', from Middle English 'borbot' from Middle French 'bourbotte' from 'bourbeter', i.e., to follow in the mud (Ref. 27888). |