Spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 25–600 m.
Scientific name: Anarhichas minor · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 180 cm
The spotted wolffish is a demersal anarhichadid of offshore soft bottoms, often among boulders, found from 25 to 600 m but most commonly between 100 and 400 m. It ranges across the North Atlantic, from western Greenland and Nova Scotia to Massachusetts in the west, and from Spitsbergen southward to the Scandinavian coasts, Iceland and south-eastern Greenland in the east. It feeds mainly on echinoderms, but also crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and worms. Maximum length is about 180 cm total length, commonly about 120 cm. It is a minor commercial species and a gamefish, marketed fresh or as frozen fillets, and leather can be made from its skin. Fishing vulnerability is very high at 80 of 100 and resilience low, and climate vulnerability is moderate at 43 of 100.
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