Anarhichas latifrons
Family : Anarhichadidae
Genus : Anarhichas
Species : latifrons
Accepted scientific name:
Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Anarhichas latifrons Steenstrup & Hallgrimsson, 1876 (synonym)
Lycichthys denticulatus (Krøyer, 1845) (synonym)
Lycichthys fortidens Gill, 1911 (synonym)
Lycichthys parvodens Lühmann, 1954 (synonym)
Lycichthys paucidens Gill, 1905 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 180 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 20.0 kg
Environment
Benthopelagic; oceanodromous; marine; depth range 60 - 1700 m, usually 100 - 900 m
Climate / Range
Polar; 80°N - 43°N, 65°W - 61°E
Anarhichas latifrons
Family : Anarhichadidae
Genus : Anarhichas
Species : latifrons
Accepted scientific name:
Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Anarhichas latifrons Steenstrup & Hallgrimsson, 1876 (synonym)
Lycichthys denticulatus (Krøyer, 1845) (synonym)
Lycichthys fortidens Gill, 1911 (synonym)
Lycichthys parvodens Lühmann, 1954 (synonym)
Lycichthys paucidens Gill, 1905 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 180 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 20.0 kg
Environment
Benthopelagic; oceanodromous; marine; depth range 60 - 1700 m, usually 100 - 900 m
Climate / Range
Polar; 80°N - 43°N, 65°W - 61°E
Distribution
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.
Short description
Coloration bluish-black with indistinct spots on the sides. Flesh soft and watery.
Biology
Inhabits offshore waters in midwater; adults also near bottom from 60-970 m, mainly 100-900 m. Epibenthic. Feeds on sea gooseberries, medusas, small fishes, also echinoderms, crustaceans and mollusks (not so hard-shelled). Spawns at great depths
Common names:
Common name Language Country
金大狼鳚 Chinese China Main
Blå havkat Danish Denmark
Bredpandet havkat Danish Denmark
Blue sea cat English UK
Jelly-cat English UK
Northern wolffish English Canada
Northern wolffish English UK
Northern wolffish English USA
Blágóma Faroese Faeroe Is
Blágómur Faroese Faeroe Is
Blágumma Faroese Faeroe Is
Sinimerikissa Finnish Finland
Loup à tête large French Canada
Loup gélatineux French France
Blauer Seewolf German Germany
Katfisch German Germany
Steinbeißer German Germany
Wasserkatze German Germany
Najorpaligarsuaq Greenlandic Greenland
Blágóma Icelandic Iceland
Kêrak Inuktitut Greenland
Qêraq Inuktitut Greenland
Bavosa lupa Italian Italy
小齒大狼鳚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
小齒狼魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
小齿大狼鳚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
小齿狼鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Main
少齒大狼鳚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
少齿大狼鳚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
強齒大狼鳚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
强齿大狼鳚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
蓝狼鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Main
藍狼魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
金大狼鳚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Blasteinbit Norwegian Norway
Blåsteinbit Norwegian Norway
Flekksteinbit Norwegian Norway
Zebacz czarny Polish Poland
Peixe-lobo Portuguese Portugal
Peixe-lobo-azul Portuguese Portugal
вдовица Russian Russian Fed
Lobo Spanish Spain
Blå havkatt Swedish Sweden
Blå havskatt Swedish Sweden
Mavi deniz kedisi Turkish Turkey
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