Anarhichadidae
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Anarhichadidae, the wolffishes, sea wolves or wolf eels, is a family of marine ray finned fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. These are predatory, eel shaped fishes which are native to the cold waters of the Arctic, North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans.
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Anarhichadidae is a family of marine fishes within the class Teleostei and order Perciformes. Described by Bonaparte in 1835, this taxon is accepted under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Common names for the group include wolffishes and steinbitfamilien. The family belongs to the parent taxon Zoarcoidei within the kingdom Animalia and phylum Chordata.
Scientific records indicate a presence in the United States, with specimens held by institutions including MCZ, UCMP, and UWFC. Occurrence data lists 133,891 records from GBIF and three records from iDigBio. The taxon is referenced by 62 other encyclopedia articles and appears in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Species
wolffishes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyAnarhichadidae
Les Anarhichadidae forment une famille de poissons-loups, de l'ordre des Perciformes. Sommaire 1 Description 2 Liste des genres 3 Liens externes 4 Notes et références Description Ce sont des poissons allongés, presque serpentiformes (mais ils possèdent des nageoires pectorales, contrairement aux murènes, par exemple). Leur très grosse tête est pourvue d'une mâchoire très puissante, et leur bouche est garnie de plusieurs rangées de dents solides, recouvrant même le palais : tout cela leur permet de se nourrir d'animaux à la coque très dure, comme de gros bivalves ou des oursins. Ce sont des poissons presque benthiques : ils demeurent souvent posés sur le fond, généralement dans une grotte, et sont de mœurs relativement cryptiques. Liste des genres Selon World Register of Marine Species (20 mars 2014)[1] : Anarhichas Linnaeus, 1758 Anarhichas denticulatus Krøyer, 1845 - loup denticulé ou loup gélatineux ou loup à tête large Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 - loup de l'Atlantique Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772 - loup tacheté Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814 - loup de Béring Anarrhichthys Ayres, 1855 Anarrhichthys ocellatus Ayres, 1855 - poisson loup à ocelles Anarhichas denticulatus
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Anarhichadidae
- Collections
- MCZ, UCMP, UWFC
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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Anarhichadidae, the wolffishes, sea wolves or wolf eels, is a family of marine ray finned fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. These are predatory, eel shaped fishes which are native to the cold waters of the Arctic, North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans.
==Taxonomy== Anarhichadidae was first proposed as a family in 1832 by the French zoologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this family within the suborder Zoarcoidei, within the order Scorpaeniformes. Other authorities classify this family in the infraorder Zoarcales within the suborder Cottoidei of the Perciformes because removing the Scorpaeniformes from the Perciformes renders that taxon non monophyletic.
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