Adults
Adult wolf eels prefer enclosed spaces. Adult wolf eels live in dens. They make their homes in dens—caves or crevices on rocky reefs or pilings. These dens are any place that a wolf eel finds desirable, such as a cave, hole or rocky outcropping in a reef that is large enough to hide in and provides safety from predators.
Range is from Kodiak Island, Alaska to off the coast of California to the Sea of Japan. In California they can be found from Imperial Beach, California,Redondo to Puget Sound. They can be found in intertidal areas up to 400 ft. deep."Wolf eels prefer a cold habitat and are not common south of Point Conception, California" (Cruys).
In northern cold waters wolf eels live in shallow rocky areas, but it can be found at greater depths in warmer, southern waters.
Adult wolf eels prefer enclosed spaces. Adult wolf eels live in dens. They make their homes in dens—caves or crevices on rocky reefs or pilings. These dens are any place that a wolf eel finds desirable, such as a cave, hole or rocky outcropping in a reef that is large enough to hide in and provides safety from predators.
Range is from Kodiak Island, Alaska to off the coast of California to the Sea of Japan. In California they can be found from Imperial Beach, California,Redondo to Puget Sound. They can be found in intertidal areas up to 400 ft. deep."Wolf eels prefer a cold habitat and are not common south of Point Conception, California" (Cruys).
In northern cold waters wolf eels live in shallow rocky areas, but it can be found at greater depths in warmer, southern waters.
Video from Twyla Roscovich's "The Wolf Eel"
Juveniles
Juvenile wolf eels live out in open water, where they mature until they are old enough to mate. Once they reach adulthood they look for a den in which to live and typically live the rest of their lives there.
Juvenile Habitat Range
A study on a juvenile wolf eel shows release and capture of a wolf eel.
"Distance traveled from tagging location to recapture site was about 593 km in 628 d. The tagged juvenile specimen has provided the first evidence of a difference in early life history of wild wolf eels compared with aquarium- reared fish with regard to juvenile behavior, growth rate, and length of time in the juvenile phase.(Miller).
This study shows that little information is known about wild wolf eels, especially juveniles and their life cycle since most information is from captive wolf eels.
It is apparent that more research is necessary in order to understand this unique creature and its life cycle and growth in the wild.
Image is from the article by Miller, David.
"Distance traveled from tagging location to recapture site was about 593 km in 628 d. The tagged juvenile specimen has provided the first evidence of a difference in early life history of wild wolf eels compared with aquarium- reared fish with regard to juvenile behavior, growth rate, and length of time in the juvenile phase.(Miller).
This study shows that little information is known about wild wolf eels, especially juveniles and their life cycle since most information is from captive wolf eels.
It is apparent that more research is necessary in order to understand this unique creature and its life cycle and growth in the wild.
Image is from the article by Miller, David.
Youtube video posted by Rendezvousdiving. March 19, 2010.