Lophius piscatorius

Lophius piscatorius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Lophius
Species:
L. piscatorius
Binomial name
Lophius piscatorius
Synonyms
  • Batrachus piscatorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lophius aculeatus Walbaum, 1792
  • Lophius eurypterus Düben, 1845
  • Batrachus eurypterus (Düben, 1845)
  • Lophius fergusonis Walbaum (ex Ferguson), 1792
  • Lophius digitatus Bonnaterre (ex Ferguson), 1788
  • Lophius europaeus Shaw, 1804
  • Lophius gadicensis Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler, 1817

Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the angler,[2] frog fish,[2] fishing frog,[2] monk,[2] European angler,[citation needed] common monkfish,[citation needed] sea devil,[3] or devil fish,[3] is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Within some of its range, including the Irish Sea, this species comprises a significant commercial fishery.[4]

  1. ^ Arnold, R. (2015). "Lophius piscatorius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198610A21911225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198610A21911225.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Enc. Brit., 11th ed. (1911).
  3. ^ a b Enc. Brit., 9th ed. (1878).
  4. ^ C.Michael Hogan. (2011). Irish Sea. eds. P. Saundry & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC Retrieved 11 April 2017.