Lophius piscatorius

Lophius piscatorius

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
(Europe and the Mediterranean)
Scientific 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 (L., 1758)
  • Batrachus piscator (L., 1758) (misspelling)
  • Lophius eurypterus Düben & Koren, 1845
  • Batrachus eurypterus (Düben & Koren, 1845)

Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the anglerfish, frog fish, fishing frog, monk, European angler, common monkfish, sea devil, or devil fish, 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.