Lophius budegassa

Lophius budegassa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Lophius
Species:
L. budegassa
Binomial name
Lophius budegassa
Spinola, 1807
Synonyms
  • Lophius piscatorius budegassa Spinola, 1807
  • Lophius parvipinnis Cuvier, 1829

Lophius budegassa, the blackbellied angler or blackbellied monkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lophiidae, the goosefishes, monkfishes and anglers. This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.