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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 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.
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The genus name Anarhichas is an Ancient Greek name for the Atlantic wolffish (A. lupus) and means “the climber,” in turn derived from the Greek anarrhichesis which means, “to climb or scramble up” , this may be an allusion to the ancient belief that wolffishes left the water and climbed up on the rocks. [4]
The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) has a diet that includes shrimps and echinoderms and it has a similar heterodont dentition, with usually four anterior caniniform teeth in each jaw and two posterior rows of crushing teeth.
1 lis 2021 · Anarhichas lupus is a boreo-Arctic species with biological characteristics often associated with vulnerability to over-exploitation. Although not commercially targeted in the North Sea, A....
9 lis 2021 · Anarhichas lupus is a boreo-Arctic species with biological characteristics often associated with vulnerability to overexploitation. Although not commercially targeted in the North Sea, A. lupus is a bycatch species in mixed demersal fisheries.
