The male puts his head against the female’s abdomen and wrap around her, while she extrudes the eggs (she can lay up to 10,000 at a time) which he then fertilizes. Other articles where wolf-eel is discussed: wolffish: the North Atlantic and the wolf-eel (Anarhichthys ocellatus), a black-spotted form found in the. They reproduce from October until the end of winter starting from when they are around seven years old. They have a monogamous relationship and tend to mate for life and live in the same cave. The Wolf Eel or Anarrhichthys ocellatus feeds on invertebrates with hard shells (crustaceans, sea urchins, mussels, clams) and some fishes, crushing them with its strong jaws. The Wolf Eel or Anarrhichthys ocellatus is found in caves, crevices and rocky reefs from shallow waters to a depth of 741 ft., ranging from the Sea of Japan and the Bering Sea to Northern California. The wolf eel usually lives for about 25 years. Male’s have large lips and a protuberance on the superior part of the head. It only has one dorsal fin, that extends from the head to the end of the body. They possess powerful jaws with which they smash their preys: canine teeth in the front and molars in the posterior portion of the mouth. Once older they turn grey, brown grayish or dark olive. The young ones are orange with big dark spots in the posterior part of the body. The Wolf Eel or Anarrhichthys ocellatus have paired gill slits and pectoral fins.
It is monotypic within the genus Anarrhichthys and one of only two genera in the family, the other being Anarhichas. The wolf eel or Anarrhichthys ocellatus is a species of wolffish (Anarhichadidae) from the North Pacific. North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan to the Krenitzen Islands, in the Aleutian chain and Imperial Beach, southern California, USA. Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home decor skull, or office decor skull. Wolf Eel Skull Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. Wolf Eel Skull Replica measures 5.1×3.1×5 in.
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