Lophius piscatorius

Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the angler, European angler or common monkfish, 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.

Lophius piscatorius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Lophius
Species:
L. piscatorius
Binomial name
Lophius piscatorius
Synonyms
  • Lophius aculeatus Walbaum, 1792
  • Lophius 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 vaillanti Regan, 1903
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