| Common name | Northern wolffish |
| Language | English |
| Type | AFS |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'wolf' from pre-historic Germanic '*wulfaz' from Indo-European '*wlqwos' (p. 576, Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 276. |