Anarhichas

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Anarhichas is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Anarhichadidae, the wolffishes or sea wolves. These fishes are found in the northern North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.

Anarhichas wolfishes are found in the northern North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. They are demersal fishes occurring in shallow to moderately deep and cold seas.

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Anarhichas wolfishes are found in the northern North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. They are demersal fishes occurring in shallow to moderately deep and cold seas.

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Atlantic wolffish

Anarhichas lupus

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...

Northern wolffish

Anarhichas denticulatus

The northern wolffish (Anarhichas denticulatus), also known as the blue sea cat or jelly cat, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anarhichadidae, the wolf fishes. This species is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and...

Anarhichas minor

Anarhichas minor, the spotted wolffish, spotted sea cat or leopardfish, is a large marine fish of the family Anarhichadidae. This bottom-dwelling species is found across the North Atlantic and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean from north of Russia...

Anarhichas orientalis

Anarhichas orientalis, the Bering wolffish, is a marine fish in the family Anarhichadidae, the "wolffish".