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Atlantic Wolffish

Fish

The Atlantic wolffish, also known as the seawolf or Atlantic catfish, is a marine fish of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae, native to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its numbers in United States waters have been rapidly depleted by overfishing and bycatch, and it is currently listed as a Species of Concern by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Anarhichas lupus 3
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Atlantic Wolffish

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Atlantic wolffish
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Denmark

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sweden

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Sources
1. FishBase: FishBase species summary: Anarhichas lupus
FishBaseBiology: feeding
Quote, Biology: feeding
Feeds on fishes
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikipedia: Atlantic wolffish
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q934761 (P225 taxon name)
  • infobox status=DD
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 339108
    The numbers of the Atlantic wolffish in US waters are rapidly being depleted, most likely due to overfishing and bycatch, and it is currently a Species of Concern according to the U.S. National Oceani
  • In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: "ean 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..."
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Anarhichas lupus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Atlantic Wolffish
Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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