On August 18, 2011 the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Republic of Belarus issued 2 postage stamps of the series “Fishes of Belarus reservoirs”. The depicted species are Burbot, and Pike .
The burbot (Lota lota) is the only gadiform (cod-like) fish inhabiting freshwaters.The burbot is a tenacious predator, which will sometimes attack other fish that are almost the same size and as such can be a nuisance fish in waters where it is not native.
The burbot is edible.the liver of the burbot has 3 to 4 times the potency in vitamin D, and 4 to 10 times in vitamin A, than “good grades” of cod-liver oil.
