[2] The Bering wolffish has an elongate and laterally compressed body, with a thin caudal peduncle.

It has a steep snout, and, like other wolffish, has long, canine teeth that protrude out past the tips of the jaws.

[3] It can grow to 112 cm and 15 kg in weight, is dark brown in colour and lacks any distinct markings other than some slight blotching or palish marbling.

Although insufficiently documented, it is also known to occur across the Northwestern Pacific, the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean.

[3] The Bering wolffish lives on rocky, gravel and sandy substrates,[4] and algae-encrusted bottoms in shallow, inshore locations.