Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 83 - 88; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 53 - 54. Four pairs of strong canines on anterior parts of both jaws; molar teeth on prevomerine and palatal bones and posterior part of lower jaw. Dorsal fin without soft rays. Pelvic fins absent.

Common Names

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Pacifisk havkat , Danish , Denmark

Bering wolffish , English , Canada

Bering wolffish , English , UK

Bering wolffish , English , USA

Bering wolffish , English , Alaska

Loup de Bering , French , Canada

Aaqaksaaq , Inuktitut , Canada

Kêrak , Inuktitut , Greenland

Qêraq , Inuktitut , Greenland

Ôkami-uo , Japanese , Japan

东方狼鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

東方狼魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

細身狼魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

细身狼鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Vostochnaya zubatka , Russian , Russia

восточная , Russian , Russia

собака-рыба , Russian , Russia

Stillahavs-havskatt , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Anarhichadidae

Genus: Anarhichas

Species: Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and Sea of Okhotsk to the Bering Sea. Arctic Canada.

Biology

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Found on rocky bottoms (Ref. 559). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates (Ref. 28499).

Habitat

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demersal