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Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus)

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Atlantic wolffish
(Anarhichas lupus)
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Status
ESA Candidate Species - Georges Bank & western Gulf of Maine
ESA Species of Concern - Georges Bank & western Gulf of Maine

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anarhichadidae
Genus: Anarhichas
Species: lupus

Key Documents
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Title Federal Register Date
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Atlantic Wolffish Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 74 FR 249 01/05/2009

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