Wolf Fish

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About

The Atlantic wolf fish is a marine fish and the largest of the wolf fish family. It looks fearsome with its rows and rows of strong conical teeth, which is used to crush its prey: sea urchins, crabs, sea clams and hermit crabs. As scary as it looks, they do not eat other fish.

Wolf fish is cooked filleted, and cooks well when poached, braised, pan fried, deep fried or steamed. Grilling is not recommended for this kind of fish because they tend to stick on the grill.

Information

Other names: Ocean Catfish (Anarhichas Lupus), Wolf Eel, Atlantic Wolffish, Wolf Fish, Seawolf, Atlantic Catfish

Translations: Wolf Zivis, Vilkas Žuvys, Wolf peşte, Riba Wolf, Wolf ryb, Wolf Vis, सियार मछली, Fish Wolf, Волк рыбы, Λύκος Ψάρια, السمك الذئب, 울프 피쉬, Wolf Ryby, Wolf Ikan, Wolf Isda, 狼鱼, Llop de peix, Wolf Ryby, זאב פיש, Wolf Fisk, Вук Риба, ウルフフィッシュ, Le loup de mer, Wolf Fisk, Lobo de pescado, Вовк риби, Wolf риба

Physical Description

Large size with largest measured at 150cm (5ft) long that weighed 18 kg (40lbs)!!! Smooth and Slippery with long Body and sub-cylindrical in the front with olive green to blueish gray color.

Colors: Greyish Blue, Olive green

Tasting Notes

Flavors: sweet,

Mouthfeel: Juicy

Food complements: Littleneck clams in almond tomato sauce

Wine complements: White

Beverage complements: Liqour

Substitutes: Cod or halibut

Selecting and Buying

Seasonality: january, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, opctober, november, december

Peak: april, may, june, july

Choosing: Properly processed wolf fish are boneless. Fish containing pin bones are likely not the real thing. The fillets are long and narrow. Look for pinkish tinge without browning and shiny, moist flesh.

Buying: Purchase at your local fishery, average market cut is about 10 pounds. Dark cuts with blue-gray or greenish and may have spots or stripes.

Procuring: Farmed spotted wolf fish yields almost 50 percent fish from 6 to 10 pounds. The lean, pearly white flesh is firm and has mild sweet flavor.