Line
Class
kgs |
Line
Class
lbs |
Weight
in
kgs |
Weight
in
lbs. ozs |
Place
of
capture |
Country
of
capture |
Date
of
capture |
Name
of
angler |
CATFISH, COMMON / ANARHICHAS LUPAS |
| 4 |
8 |
9.33 |
20.9 |
Saltstraumen |
Norway |
230785 |
M. Karlsson |
| 6 |
12 |
10.48 |
23.2 |
Saltstraumen |
Norway |
070787 |
J. Agren |
| 8 |
16 |
10.38 |
22.14 |
Faksfjordon |
Norway |
260602 |
C. Nilsson |
| 10 |
20 |
12.75 |
28.2 |
Saltstraumen |
Norway |
230785 |
M. Karlsson |
| 15 |
30 |
13.19 |
29.1 |
Hanstholm |
Denmark |
060501 |
B. Olofsson |
| 24 |
50 |
17.60 |
38.13 |
Saltstraumen |
Norway |
200500 |
I. Nagy |
| AT |
AT |
17.60 |
38.13 |
Saltstraumen |
Norway |
200500 |
I. Nagy |
| *SH |
SH |
5.79 |
12.12 |
Stonehaven |
Scotland |
78 |
G. Taylor |
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The common catfish (anarhichas lupas)
also know as the Wolf-fish inhabits the north east atlantic. Characteristically, this fish has a large head with big eyes. Its large mouth is lined with big teeth.
Common catfish (anarhichas lupas)
move inshore to mate and spawn in autumn and winter, but the timing varies greatly over their range. The male fish guards his mate’s clump of many thousands of relatively large eggs (up to 6mm in length) for around two months until they hatch. During this time the diligent father rarely feeds.
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