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Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Ayers, 1855

Wolf-eel

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103296

Element CodeAFCSD02010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassActinopterygii

OrderPerciformes

FamilyAnarhichadidae

GenusAnarrhichthys

Concept Reference

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-02-09

Change Date2003-10-03

Range Extent Comments

Southeastern Bering Sea east to Cape Menshikof, west along Aleutian Islands to Krenitzin Islands, and Gulf of Alaska and Pacific Ocean south to southern California; to depths of at least 225 m; erroneously reported from northwestern Pacific Ocean (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).

Threat Impact Comments

In Canada, the scuba diving community no longer regards the killing of wolf-eels as sport, and the prevailing attitude toward the species is very protective. In the absence of any significant exploitation factors or habitat losses, combined with reports of apparently stable and abundant adult populations, the future of the wolf-eel appears secure (COSEWIC, May 2003, http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/htmlDocuments/Detailed_Species_Assessment_e.htm).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (7)

Alaska (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chichagof	Tongass National Forest	555,858
Freshwater Bay	Tongass National Forest	44,933
Hoonah Sound	Tongass National Forest	79,764
North Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	33,146
Pavlof-East Point	Tongass National Forest	5,399
Tenakee Ridge	Tongass National Forest	20,527

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jupiter Ridge	Olympic National Forest	10,148

References (5)

Mecklenburg, C. W., T. A. Mecklenburg, and L. K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. xxxvii + 1,037 pp.
Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.