The Blennies: Blenniide S17 
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: Anarhichadide.—The wolf-fishes (Anarhi- 
chadid@) 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. 
Fie 466.—Wol-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 
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Fic. 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. 
