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Spotted cat

Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772

Status not recordedbony fish

The spotted cat (Anarhichas minor) is a species in the family Anarhichadidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the spotted cat

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spotted cat live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted cat endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spotted cat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyAnarhichadidae
  6. genusAnarhichas
  7. SpeciesAnarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772

Synonyms Anarhicas karrak, Anarhichas karrak, Anarhichas leopardus, Anarhichas maculatus, Anarhichas scansor, Anarhichas steenstrupii, Anarrhicas steenstrupii, Anarrhichas leopardus, Anarrhichas pantherinus, Anarrhichas pantherinvs, Anarrhichas steenstrupii

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Smaller cat-fishEnglish
  • Spotted catfishEnglish
  • Spotted wolffishEnglish
  • vlkouš skvrnitýCzech
  • morflaidd brithWelsh
  • Plettet havkatDanish
  • gefleckter SeewolfGerman
  • Pez lobo manchadoSpanish
  • täplämerikissaFinnish
  • LiriFaroese
  • loup tachetéFrench
  • QêraqInuktitut
  • Bavosa lupaItalian
  • ブチオオカミウオJapanese
  • qeeraqKalaallisut
  • flekksteinbitNorwegian Bokmål
  • gevlekte zeewolfDutch
  • flekksteinbitNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Enguia-lobo-pintadaPortuguese
  • Пятнистая зубаткаRussian
  • boavllatNorthern Sami
  • fläckig havskattSwedish
  • Morfleiddiaid BrithWelsh
  • kigutilikKalaallisut
  • kotelettfiskNorwegian Nynorsk
  • leopardfiskNorwegian Nynorsk
  • buolastáinnirNorthern Sami
  • dielkobuovlaNorthern Sami

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted cat

Other species in the same genus Anarhichas.

Catfish

Anarhichas lupus

AnarhichadidaeNo free photo yet

Jelly cat

Anarhichas denticulatus

AnarhichadidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSpotted cat vs CatfishSpotted cat vs Bering wolffishSpotted cat vs Jelly catSpotted cat vs Anarhichas dentex

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted cat?

The spotted cat (Anarhichas minor) belongs to the family Anarhichadidae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted cat (Anarhichas minor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-cat

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BibTeX
@misc{spotted_cat_2026,
  title = {Spotted cat (Anarhichas minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-cat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}