Atlantic wolffish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Atlantic wolffish lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anarhichas lupus
Group	Bony fish
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Anarhichadidae

Where does the Atlantic wolffish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic wolffish in 8 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Atlantic wolffish?

The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Anarhichadidae, genus Anarhichas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic wolffish

The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), also known as the seawolf, Atlantic catfish, ocean 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 the North Atlantic Ocean. 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic wolffish (revision 1314064318), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q934761 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).