Recreational fishing has also threatened the survival of the Atlantic wolffish.

Atlantic wolffish are primarily stationary fish, rarely moving from their rocky homes.

Although it looks fearsome, the Atlantic wolffish is only a threat to humans when defending itself out of the water.

Atlantic wolffish mature relatively late, at age six.

The manner of which Atlantic wolffish fertilize their eggs distinguishes them from many fish.

Atlantic wolffish inhabit both the west and east coasts of the Atlantic.

The Atlantic wolffish's distinguishing feature, from which it gets its common name, is its extensive teeth structure.

Atlantic wolffish vary in color, usually seen as purplish-brown, a dull olive green, or blueish gray.

Its dentition distinguishes the Atlantic wolffish from all the other members of the Anarhichadidae family.

According to scientific data, the Atlantic wolffish's population has decreased drastically due to overfishing and bycatch.

Atlantic wolffish use their strong jaws to eat hardshell mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms.

Atlantic wolffish or sea wolf, Anarhichas lupus .

In spite of its large size, the Atlantic wolffish has retained the bodily form and general external characteristics of small blennies (Blennioidei).

Currently, the Atlantic wolffish is categorized as a Species of Concern under the National Marine Fisheries Service.

The spotted wolffish can be distinguished from the northern (A. denticulatus) and Atlantic wolffish (A. lupus) by its dark spots.

The petition called for the protection of the Atlantic wolffish and wolffish habitat throughout the US northwest Atlantic waters.

The American pelicanfoot has as potential predators the gastropod Colus stimpsoni Dall, 1902, the crab Cancer irrotatus Say, 1817 and the Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 .

The numbers of the Atlantic wolffish are rapidly being depleted apparently due to overfishing and bycatch, and is currently a Species of Concern according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service.

The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), also known as the seawolf, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, devil fish, wolf eel (the common name for its Pacific relative), or sea cat, is a marine fish, the largest of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae.

The Sea Pavilion contains information concerning Leatherback Sea Turtles, Atlantic Whitefish, Northern Right Whales, sharks, Lake Whitefish, Largemouth Bass, Brook Trout, Atlantic Wolffish, and Atlantic Pickerel.

On October 1, 2008, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), along with Dr. Erica Fuller and Dr. Les Watling, petitioned the US NMFS for the protection of the Atlantic wolffish under the ESA.

Atlantic wolffish or sea wolf, Anarhichas lupus .

The American pelicanfoot has as potential predators the gastropod Colus stimpsoni Dall, 1902, the crab Cancer irrotatus Say, 1817 and the Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 .

The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), also known as the seawolf, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, devil fish, wolf eel (the common name for its Pacific relative), or sea cat, is a marine fish, the largest of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae.