It has been found that the male fertilizes the eggs as they are laid and up to 10 000 eggs can be released at a single time. A male will butt his head against the female’s abdomen then wrap himself around her as a sign for a mating call. Spawning usually occurs from October into late winter. Mating and Other Interesting Facts: In aquaria, males and females form pairs at about 4 years of age and produce eggs at 7 years old. The gourment delicacies that the Wolf-eel feeds upon are crustaceans, sea urchins, mussels, clams, snails some other fishes. Eventually, the Wolf-eel will find a rock shelter and “vegetate” for the remainder of its lifespan.ĭiet: The adaptation of the Wolf-eel’s jaw to crush hard objects, as mentioned, deems to be beneficial for eating other organisms around its environment.
As the Wolf-eel ages, it will slowly migrate to the ocean floor and maintain an active lifestyle. During the juveniles years of the Wolf-eel, they can most commonly be found in the upper part of the water, residing there for about two years. In addition, the Wolf-eel possesses a long, slender body which allows them to squeeze into their rocky homes. They will usually stake out a territory in a crevice, den or lair in the rocks. The rocky reefs and stony bottom shelves at shallow and moderate depths serve to be the abodes of the Wolf-eel. Exploring the island, the most common places would be near the Rosedale reef and along the cliff near the docks. The island of Racerocks is one of the sites in the Pacific Northwest in which the Wolf-eel can be found. Wolf-eels live from barely subtidal waters to 740 feet (Love, 1996).
Habitat and Range: Wolf-eels can most abundantly be found from the sea of Japan and the Aleutian islands continuing southwards to imperial beach, Southern California. In addition, the Wolf-eel possesses a large square head coupled with powerful jaws and canine teeth allowing for easier mastication– a beneficial adaptation to its environment of hard-shelled animals. On average, a Wolf-eel is seen to possess a body of 2 meters long and characterized by a unique pattern of spots that appear to be individualized both in males and in females. The males and females both have a dorsal fin that stretches from head to the end of their body. Starting from a young age, their coloration starts with a burnt orange spotted look graduallty changing into a dominant grey for males and brown for females. There name suggests that they resemble eel like structures which range in colour from grey to brown or green. In general, Wolf-eels are easily to identify. Its name originates from the greek word Anarhichas-– a fish in which the wolf eel resembles– and the latin word ocellatus which means eye-like spots. This video shows Pearson College Diver Jason Reid with a wolf eel and was broadcast live in the Underwater Safari Program in October 1992ĭescription: Although the behaviors of the wolf eel are relatively limited at this moment, they still deem to be one of the most interesting species found in the waters.
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