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Anarhichas lupus
Anarhichas-lupusFamily : Anarhichadidae
Genus : Anarhichas
Species : lupus
Accepted scientific name:
Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Anarhichas lupus marisalbi Barsukov, 1956 (synonym)
Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789 (synonym)
Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 (synonym)
Anarrhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 23.6 kg
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 50 - 60 cm
Environment
Demersal; oceanodromous; marine; depth range 1 - 600 m, usually 18 - 110 m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 79°N - 37°N, 75°W - 56°E


 Anarhichas lupus
Family : Anarhichadidae
Genus : Anarhichas
Species : lupus
Anarhichas-lupusAccepted scientific name:
Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Anarhichas lupus marisalbi Barsukov, 1956 (synonym)
Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789 (synonym)
Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 (synonym)
Anarrhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 23.6 kg
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 50 - 60 cm
Environment
Demersal; oceanodromous; marine; depth range 1 - 600 m, usually 18 - 110 m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 79°N - 37°N, 75°W - 56°E
Distribution
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. Elsewhere in the Baltic Sea (east to Rügen and Bornholm Islands), Bay of Biscay and northwestern Mediterranean (Gulf of Genoa).
Short description
Ground color usually greyish-green but almost black or reddish -brown. Body with 10-15 transverse, dark bars extended to the dorsal fin.
Biology
Inhabit rocky bottoms, sometimes over sand or mud, from 1-500 m. Benthic. Feeds on fishes, hard-shelled mollusks, crabs, lobsters, sea urchins and other echinoderms. Solitary in habit. Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked
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Harilik merihunt Estonian Estonia 
Cat-fish English UK  
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Catfish English UK  
Ocean whitefish English USA  
Wolf-fish English UK  
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Hundfiskur Faroese Faeroe Is  
Steinbítur Faroese Faeroe Is  
Merikissa Finnish Finland  
Blennie-loup French France  
Loup atlantique French Can Quebec  
Loup atlantique French Canada  
Loup atlantique French France  
Loup de l'Atlantique French France  
Loup de mer French France  
Gestreifter Katfisch German Germany  
Gestreifter Seewolf German Germany  
Karbonadenfisch German Germany  
Katfisch German Germany  
Seewolf German Germany  
Qeeraaraq Greenlandic Greenland  
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Kêrak Inuktitut Greenland  
Kigutilik Inuktitut Greenland  
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Bavosa lupa Italian Italy  
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大西洋狼魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main  
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Gråsteinbit Norwegian Norway  
Steinbit Norwegian Norway  
Peixe-lobo Portuguese Portugal  
Peixe-lobo-riscado Portuguese Portugal  
зубатка полосатая Russian Russian Fed  
Lobo Spanish Spain  
Perro del norte Spanish Spain  
Havskatt  Swedish Sweden
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