Noun: wolffish 'wûlf,fish
- Large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
"The wolffish's powerful jaws allow it to crush shellfish and sea urchins";
- wolf fish, catfish
- Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
"wolffish are rarely seen by humans due to their deep-sea habitat";
- lancetfish, lancet fish
Derived forms: wolf fish, wolffishes
Type of: blennioid, blennioid fish, malacopterygian, soft-finned fish
Part of: Alepisaurus, Anarhichas, genus Alepisaurus, genus Anarhichas
Encyclopedia: Wolffish