WoRMS taxon details
Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758
126758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126758)
accepted
Species
Anarhichas lupus lupus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Anarhichas lupus marisalbi Barsukov, 1956 · unaccepted
Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 · unaccepted
Anarrhicas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Anarrhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867 · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Anarhichas lupus lupus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 (senior synonym)
- Subspecies Anarhichas lupus marisalbi Barsukov, 1956 accepted as Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Southern Labrador to Cape Cod, rarely to New Jersey
Distribution Southern Labrador to Cape Cod, rarely to New Jersey [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126758 on 2024-12-21
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1144 [details]
original description (of Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867) Storer, D. H. (1855). A history of the fishes of Massachusetts. <em>Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (new series).</em> v. 5 (pt 2, art. 12): 257-296, Pls. 17-23. [Continued in 1858, 1863, 1867; reprinted in book form, with a supplement, in 1867.]. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 247 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1144 [details]
original description (of Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867) Storer, D. H. (1855). A history of the fishes of Massachusetts. <em>Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (new series).</em> v. 5 (pt 2, art. 12): 257-296, Pls. 17-23. [Continued in 1858, 1863, 1867; reprinted in book form, with a supplement, in 1867.]. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on echinoderms, molluscs, crustaceans and fish, especially redfish [details]Distribution Southern Labrador to Cape Cod, rarely to New Jersey [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found to depths of 500 m over hard clay bottoms. [details]
Importance Social- Highly commercial, experimental aquaculture, gamefish [details]
Predators Cod [details]
Reproduction Spawns in August [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Stribet havkathavkat | [details] |
| Dutch | zeewolfAtlantische zeewolf | [details] |
| English | wolf-fishwolf fishstriped wolffishcatfishAtlantic wolffish | [details] |
| Finnish | merikissa | [details] |
| French | loup marinloup de l'Atlantiqueloup atlantiqueloupblennie-loup | [details] |
| German | SeewolfKatfischgestreifter Seewolf | [details] |
| Icelandic | steinbítur | [details] |
| Norwegian | gråsteinbit | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gråsteinbit | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gråsteinbit | [details] |
| Polish | zebacz smugowy | [details] |
| Russian | zubatka | [details] |
| Swedish | havskatt | [details] |
| Welsh | morflaidd | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (199 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anarhichas lupus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas lupus marisalbi Barsukov, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarrhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anarrhicas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase images (Anarhichas lupus, Norway, by Salesjö, A.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (369 nucleotides; 1481 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lupus P00580 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lupus P00581 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (199 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anarhichas lupus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas lupus marisalbi Barsukov, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarrhichas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867)
To Fishbase (from synonym Anarrhicas vomerinus Agassiz, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas strigosus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase images (Anarhichas lupus, Norway, by Salesjö, A.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (369 nucleotides; 1481 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lupus P00580 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lupus P00581 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
