Anarhichas

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Anarhichas Higher classification Anarhichadidae Order Perciformes		Family Anarhichadidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Atlantic wolffish, Spotted wolffish, Northern wolffish, Bering wolffish

Anarhichas is a genus of wolffishes native to the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Havskatt anarhichas lupus wolf fish

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845 (Northern wolffish)

Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 (Atlantic wolffish)

Anarhichas minor Ólafsson, 1772 (Spotted wolffish)

Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814 (Bering wolffish)

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