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Wolf-eels, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, have powerful jaws for crushing bivalves

Description

Wolf-eels, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, have powerful jaws for crushing bivalves.

Credit

OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP); Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game

Photographer

V. O'Connell

Display Date

1994 May

Location

Temperate Pacific Ocean, Alaska.

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
National Undersea Research Program (NURP) Collection
Sea Life
Seafloor Vertebrates

NOAA Affiliation

Alaska Department of Fish and Game