Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845
Description
Coloration bluish-black with indistinct spots on the sides. Flesh soft and watery (Ref. 35388).
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Anarhichadidae
Genus: Anarhichas
Species: Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845
Climate Zone
Location
- 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).
Biology
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).
Habitat
benthopelagic
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated
Threat to Humans
Harmless
Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845