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Anarhichadidae (Wolffishes)
Etymology: Anarhichas: Greek, anarhichaomai = to climb up.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; marina bentopelagisk; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 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).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7251); publicerad maxvikt: 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
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)
CITES (Ref. 118484)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: saknar intresse; sportfisk: ja
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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).
Trofisk nivå (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.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (K=0.08-0.10).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (78 of 100) .