Atlantic Wolffish. Scientific name: Anarhichas lupus. Also known as: Wolf Eel, Sea Wolf, Sea Cat, Devil Fish, Ocean Catfish, Atlantic Catfish, Woof Fish. When sold as a food fish it may be known as Scotch Halibut, Woof or Scarborough Woof. Size: Up to 5ft and around 50lbs. See more
Atlantic wolffish are, as the name implies, found across the North Atlantic. In European waters they are found from the cold waters of the Barents and Kara Sea through the … See more
This species prefers fairly deep water of at least thirty metres and favour rocky and broken ground which provides them with cracks and crevices to hide inside. They are usually solitary fish, although, as they are not territorial, rocky areas containing a large number of … See more
Atlantic wolffish is commercially valuable and is sold as a food fish. It is seen in fish and chip shops, particularly in the north of England, where it may be referred to as Scotch halibut, woof, … See more
Atlantic wolffish have an unusual reproductive pattern. They breed in the autumn, with the eggs being internally fertilised by the … See more
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Anarhichas lupus – Mare Waters – Recreational Coastal Angling
WEBNotes: Elongated body, large head with a blunt, rounded snout.Small eyes, large and rounded pectoral fins, very small tail, smooth and slippery. A few prominently large dog …
The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), also known as the seawolf, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, devil fish, wolf eel (the common name for its Pacific relative), woof or sea cat, is a marine fish of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae, native to the North Atlantic Ocean. The numbers of the Atlantic wolffish in US waters are rapidly being depleted, most likely due to overfishing and bycatch, a…
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WEB6 days ago · 1 INTRODUCTION. Wolffish species of the genus Anarhichas consist of five different species with a benthic life style distributed in the North Atlantic Ocean, where …
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WEBAnarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic wolffish Add your observation in Fish Watcher. Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050: This map was computer …
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WEBTaxonomy. Anarhichas was first proposed as a genus by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of the Systema Naturae when he described its type species A. lupus, from the "northern …
WEBMay 6, 2024 · Appearance. Atlantic wolffish have a tapered body shape with a large rounded head and a slender tail. Wolffish have multiple rows of teeth, some of which …
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WEBAnarhichas lupus lupus. palatine teeth usually more than 14 (at 20 cm TL or more); lower jaw not so heavy anteriorly; no spots between cross-bars on flanks; grows to 125 cm TL, …
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WEBAnarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 - More about this species: Commercial designations, Production methods and fishing gears, EU quality schemes and nutrition values, …
WEBOrder: Family: Anarhichadidae. Scientific name: Anarhichas lupus. Norwegian: gråsteinbit, steinbit. Characteristics: Typical for the Atlantic wolffish is the grey skin color with darker transversal stripes along the …
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