A-năr'rhi-chas, n.

n. [Gr. ἀναρρίχασθαι, to clamber up, from ἀνά, up, and ἀρριχᾶσθαι, to clamber. This name, as well as the Latin scansor, was given to this fish by Gesner.] (Ichth.) A genus of ravenous fish, found in the northern seas. Its jaws are armed with stout grinding teeth; its dorsal fin is composed of simple rays, and extends from the nape to the tail; the anal likewise reaches to the tail;—called also wolf-fish and sea-cat. Icon. Encyc.