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Anarhichadidae (Wolffishes)
Etymology: Anarhichas: Greek, anarhichaomai = to climb up.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; marinhas bentopelágico; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 60 - 1700 m (Ref. 58426), usually 100 - 900 m. Polar; 81°N - 43°N, 123°W - 61°E
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 and south to Bay of Biscay. Western Atlantic: Arctic, from Prince Patrick Island to Sable Island off Nova Scotia and Grand Banks in Canada (Ref. 7251).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251); peso máx. Publicado: 20.0 kg (Ref. 7251)
Coloration bluish-black with indistinct spots on the sides. Flesh soft and watery (Ref. 35388).
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Barsukov, V.V., 1986. Anarhichadidae. p. 1113-1116. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 4694)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 120744)
CITES (Ref. 118484)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: sem interesse; peixe desportivo: sim
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 0.6 - 7.2, mean 3.4 (based on 687 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5938 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00286 - 0.01390), b=3.20 (3.00 - 3.40), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; Based on food items.
Generation time: 13.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median LN(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (K=0.08-0.10).
Vulnerabilidade (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (78 of 100) .