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Anarhichas
lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Family:
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Anarhichadidae
(Wolffishes)
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picture (Anlup_u8.jpg) by Salesjö, A.
AquaMaps for Anarhichas lupus
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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FishBase name:
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Wolf-fish |
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Max. size:
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150 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251); max. published weight: 23.6 kg (Ref. 40637) |
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Environment: |
demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 1 – 600 m
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Climate: |
temperate; 79°N - 37°N, 75°W - 56°E |
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Importance:
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fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: experimental; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums; price category: low; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.04-0.1; tm=6-7; Fec. 12,000) |
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Very high vulnerability (84.00). (Ref. 59153)
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Distribution:
Gazetteer
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Northeast Atlantic: Spitsbergen southward to White Sea, Scandinavian coasts, North Sea, the British Isles, also Iceland and south-eastern coasts of Greenland. Northwest Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada and western Greenland to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA; rarely to New Jersey, USA (Ref. 7251). Elsewhere in the Baltic Sea (east to Rügen and Bornholm Islands), Bay of Biscay and northwestern Mediterranean (Gulf of Genoa) (Ref. 57932).
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Morphology:
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Ground color usually greyish-green but almost black or reddish -brown. Body with 10-15 transverse, dark bars extended to the dorsal fin (Ref. 35388).
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Biology: |
Inhabit rocky bottoms, sometimes over sand or mud, from 1-500 m (Ref. 9988). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 58426), hard-shelled mollusks, crabs, lobsters, sea urchins and other echinoderms. Solitary in habit (Ref. 9988). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
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Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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Main Ref: |
Barsukov, V.V.. 1986. (Ref. 4694)
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