Northern wolffish

Northern wolffish

Unranked (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anarhichadidae
Genus: Anarhichas
Species:
A. denticulatus
Binomial name
Anarhichas denticulatus
Krøyer, 1845
Synonyms
  • Lycichthys denticulatus (Krøyer, 1845)
  • Anarhichas latifrons Steenstrup & Hallgrimsson, 1876
  • Lycichthys paucidens Gill, 1905
  • Lycichthys fortidens Gill, 1911
  • Lycichthys parvodens Lühmann, 1954

The northern wolffish (Anarhichas denticulatus), also known as the blue sea cat or jelly cat, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anarhichadidae, the wolf fishes. This species is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean.