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head cuboid. The wrymouth or ghostfish, Cryptacanthodes 

 maculatus, is frequently taken from Long Island northward. 

 It is usually dusky in color, but sometimes pure white. Other 

 genera are found in the north Pacific. 



The Wolf -fishes: Anarhichadidae. The wolf-fishes (Anarhi- 

 chadidcs} are large blennies of the northern seas, remarkable for 

 their strong teeth. Those in front are conical canines. Those 

 behind are coarse molars. The dorsal is high, of flexible spines. 



FIG 466. Wolf-fish, Anarhichas lupus (L.). Georges Bank. 



The species are large, powerful, voracious fishes, known as 

 wolf -fishes. Anarhichas lupus is the common wolf -fish of the 

 north Atlantic, reaching a length of four to six feet, the body 



FIG. 467. Skull of Anarrhichthys ocellatus Ayres. 



marked by dark cross-bands. Other similar species are found 

 both in the north Pacific and north Atlantic. Anarhichas 

 lepturus, plain brown in color, is common about the Aleutian 

 Islands. 



