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Wolf eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

The wolf eel is a long, snake-like fish that lives in the ocean. It has a big mouth and sharp teeth, but it’s not really a wolf! These eels like to hide in rocky places.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Wolf eel has an elongated, muscular body with a large head and powerful jaws. It is typically gray or brown, covered in distinctive dark spots, called ocelli, that give it a mottled appearance. Its large, soulful eyes sit atop a prominent snout.

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Wolf eel

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A wolf eel pair often mates for life and cares for their eggs together!

Despite its name, the wolf eel is actually a type of fish, not a true eel!

Their powerful bite is strong enough to crack open a diver's protective fin!

Wolf eel babies are bright orange, looking totally different from their parents!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Wolf eel has incredibly strong jaws and specialized teeth that help them crush tough shells of prey.

Wolf eel can blend into its rocky den and surrounding reefs that helps them hide from bigger predators.

Wolf eel can dig and maintain a safe den in rocky crevices that helps them raise their young securely.

Maße und Details

Länge: 150-240 cm
Gewicht: 10-19 kg
Lebenserwartung: 20-25 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit: 1 km/h
Maximale Tiefe: 226 m
Wasserart: Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ocean bottom dwellers use their strong jaws to crush and eat hard-shelled seafood like crabs and clams!

Altersunterschiede: Young wolf eels eat smaller crustaceans before developing strong enough jaws for larger prey.

Hauptnahrung

Sea Urchins
Crabs
Clams
Mussels
Sand Dollars
Snails

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Purple Sea Urchin

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

A favorite meal, crushed with powerful jaws.

hunts

Dungeness Crab

Metacarcinus magister

Its hard shell is no match for the eel's strong bite.

eaten by

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

Young wolf eels can be prey for this clever hunter.

eaten by

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Larger sharks may prey on adult wolf eels.

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