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Anarhichas lupus Atlanterhavsparken🐟

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SpeciesPerciformesAnarhichadidae
Fish

🐟Atlantic wolffish

Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758

Havkatten (Anarhichas lupus) findes i det østlige Atlanterhav fra Frankrig til arktiske områder, ved Grønland og den nordøstlige kyst af Nordamerika, i danske farvande indtil den vestlige Østersø. Den går ned til cirka 400 meters dybde. Havkatten kan bedst lide en hård bund, gerne med muslinger. Havkatten spiser muslinger, krabber og snegle. De fleste af disse dyr er omgivet af en kraftig skal eller et hudskelet. Havkattens mund er fyldt med mange kraftige tænder, så den er i stand til at knuse meget tykke skaller. Den svømmer ved hjælp af sine kraftige finner, der sidder næsten oppe ved hovedet, og den ånder ved hjælp af gællerne ved siden af. Dens fjender er mennesket og forskellige hajer. Havkatte kan blive op til 125 centimeter og veje 20 kilogram. Havkatten bliver solgt i forretningerne under navnet koteletfisk.

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≈ a third of your weight
Also called
wolf-fish
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Anarhichas lupus yet.

Key measurements
Body mass
24 kg
Body length
1.5 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Facts and figures

Everything we know about the Atlantic wolffish

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Body mass
24 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
1.5 mmaximum recorded
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Trophic level
3.86
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Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.86 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Volume l
24 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Atlantic wolffish yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyAnarhichadidae
  5. ›genusAnarhichas
  6. ›speciesAnarhichas lupus
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. infraorderZoarcales
  3. familyAnarhichadidae
  4. genusAnarhichas
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. suborderCottioidei
  11. infraorderZoarcales
  12. familyAnarhichadidae
  13. genusAnarhichas
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Gestreifter Seewolf (de), Anarhichas lupus (fr), Gråsteinbit (nb), Zeewolf (nl), Anarhichas lupus (it), peix llop (ca) … and 18 more languages
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