WoRMS taxon details
Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814
254511 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254511)
accepted
Species
Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879 · unaccepted
Anarrhichas lepturus Bean, 1879 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Anarrichas fasciatus Bleeker, 1872 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254511 on 2026-04-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21. [details]
original description (of Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879) Bean, T. H. (1879). Description of a new fish from Alaska (Anarrhichas lepturus), with notes upon other species of the genus Anarrhichas. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 2 (no. 80): 212-218., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.2-80.212 [details]
original description (of Anarrichas fasciatus Bleeker, 1872) Bleeker, P. (1872). Mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de Chine. <em>Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.</em> v. 4: 113-154.
page(s): 151 [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879) Bean, T. H. (1879). Description of a new fish from Alaska (Anarrhichas lepturus), with notes upon other species of the genus Anarrhichas. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 2 (no. 80): 212-218., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.2-80.212 [details]
original description (of Anarrichas fasciatus Bleeker, 1872) Bleeker, P. (1872). Mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de Chine. <em>Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.</em> v. 4: 113-154.
page(s): 151 [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Bering wolffish | [details] |
| French | loup de Béring | [details] |
| Japanese | オオカミウオ | [details] |
| Russian | Восточная (дальневосточная) зубатка | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anarrichas fasciatus Bleeker, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Anarrhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anarhichas orientalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarrhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anarrichas fasciatus Bleeker, 1872)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lepturus P00592 illustration) (from synonym Anarrhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lepturus P00593 illustration) (from synonym Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anarrichas fasciatus Bleeker, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Anarrhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anarhichas orientalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Anarrhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anarrichas fasciatus Bleeker, 1872)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lepturus P00592 illustration) (from synonym Anarrhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarhichas lepturus P00593 illustration) (from synonym Anarhichas lepturus Bean, 1879)
To ITIS
