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Northern wolffish
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Anarhichas denticulatus
Northern wolffish |
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| Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845 | ||||||
| Family: | Anarhichadidae (Wolffishes) |
picture (Anden_u2.jpg) by JJPhoto AquaMaps for Anarhichas denticulatus
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||||
| FishBase name: | Northern wolffish | |||||
| Max. size: | 180 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251); max. published weight: 20.0 kg (Ref. 7251) | |||||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 60 – 1700 m | |||||
| Climate: | polar; 80°N - 43°N, 65°W - 61°E | |||||
| Importance: | fisheries: of no interest; gamefish: yes; price category: low; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus | |||||
| Resilience: | Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.08-0.10) | |||||
| Vulnerability: | Very high vulnerability (82.39). (Ref. 59153) | |||||
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Distribution:
Gazetteer |
North Atlantic: Spitsbergen, Novaya Zemlya, Barents and Norwegian seas, the Shetlands, the Faeroes, Iceland and south-eastern coasts of Greenland; also known occasionally in northern North Sea and Skaggerak. Western Atlantic: Arctic to Sable Island off Nova Scotia and Grand Banks in Canada (Ref. 7251). | |||||
| Morphology: | Coloration bluish-black with indistinct spots on the sides. Flesh soft and watery (Ref. 35388). | |||||
| Biology: | Inhabits offshore waters in midwater; adults also near bottom from 60-970 m, mainly 100-900 m (Ref. 4694). Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on sea gooseberries, medusas, small fishes, also echinoderms, crustaceans and mollusks (not so hard-shelled) (Ref. 4694). Spawns at great depths (Ref. 44162). | |||||
| Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073) | |||||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||||
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| Main Ref: | Barsukov, V.V.. 1986. (Ref. 4694) | |||||
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