Wolf-eel

Overview

Species Common Name Wolf-eel
Species Scientific Name Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Ecoregions

Nearshore

The Nearshore ecoregion includes a variety of habitats ranging from submerged high-relief rocky reefs to broad expanses of intertidal mudflats in estuaries and hosts a vast array of fish, invertebrates, marine mammals, birds, plants, and micro-organisms. This ecoregion encompasses the area from the outer boundary of Oregon’s Territorial Sea to the supra-tidal zone, and up into the estuaries.

Special needs

Benthic, rocky, subtidal habitat for adult/reproductive life history phase.

Limiting factors

Thought to pair for life.

Data gaps

Population size and status.

Conservation actions

Protect critical habitat. Gather information to fill data gaps.

Life History Traits