WATERY WEDNESDAY #4

WATERY WEDNESDAY#4

It is Wednesday and what a wild looking animal have we found today! This fish lives in cold waters and is named after a very famous predator that lives on land! Who is this fish? Let’s find out…

MEET THE NORTHERN WOLFFISH!

Range/Habitat: North Atlantic-Arctic Oceans from Canada to Iceland/offshore rocky and soft bottoms

Diet:  Carnivore: mollusks, sea urchins, crabs and lobsters

Length/Weight: up to 5 ft/ up to 53lb

Conservation Status: Common/Near Threatened in Canada

Fun Facts:

• The Northern Wolffish has large pointy incisors and a bony plate in its upper mouth to crush its prey.
• They are solitary predators.
• They have a large head with a menacing look.
• They prefer rocky or muddy sea floors to live in.
• Male Wolffish guard the eggs until they’ve hatched.

With big scary looking teeth, it’s no wonder that the wolfish is named after a wolf. We wouldn’t want to meet one of these guys in a back alley of the ocean, even though they are harmless to humans.