Species: Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Wolf-eel
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Anarhichadidae
Genus
Anarrhichthys
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Perciformes - Anarhichadidae - Anarrhichthys
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Marine
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2003-10-03
Global Status Last Changed
2003-10-03
Other Status
NAR - Not at Risk - 2003-05-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Southeastern Bering Sea east to Cape Menshikof, west along Aleutian Islands to Krenitzin Islands, and Gulf of Alaska and Pacific Ocean south to southern California; to depths of at least 225 m; erroneously reported from northwestern Pacific Ocean (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).