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Lophius piscatorius monkfish

Lophius piscatoriusis commonly referred to as monkfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
3204 
AphiaID:
126555 
Scientific:
Lophius piscatorius 
German:
Seeteufel 
English:
Monkfish 
Category:
Frogfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Lophiidae (Family) > Lophius (Genus) > piscatorius (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Straße von Gibralta, the North Sea, Algeria, Egypt, European Coasts, Greenland, Iceland, Israel, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 
Sea depth:
20 - 1000 Meter 
Size:
up to 78.74" (200 cm) 
Temperature:
41 °F - 82.4 °F (5°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Fish (little fishes) 
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-01-19 19:06:27 

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Linnaeus, 1758

Lophius piscatorius, also known as monkfish, angler fish, or simply goosefish, is found widely in the North Atlantic and the Barents Sea, south to Gibraltar but also in the Mediterranean. He prefers habitats near coastal waters, it can be found at depths of up to 500 meters.

The angler fish feeds mainly on fish, but certainly not scorned seabird if he can catch them. Spawning season is from February to June. Certainly not a fish for an aquarium, with the possible exception of large aquariums like the Ozeaneum in Stralsund/Germany.

Synonyms:
Batrachus eurypterus (Düben, 1845)
Batrachus piscator (Linnaeus, 1758)
Batrachus piscatorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lophius eurypterus Düben, 1845

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Lophiidae (Family) > Lophius (Genus) > Lophius piscatorius (Species)

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Scientific paper

  1. Age and growth of anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius) on the Porcupine Bank (west of Ireland) based on illicia age estimation, Jorge Landa; Joaquín Barrado; Francisco Velasco, 2013
  2. Influence of Host Biological Features on Macroparasites of the Two European Anglerfish Species, Lophius piscatorius and Lophius budegassa, off North and Northwest Spain, Cañás, Lucía; Sampedro, M. Paz; Fariña, A. Celso , 2010
  3. Influence of Host Biological Features on Macroparasites of the Two European Anglerfish Species, Lophius piscatorius and Lophius budegassa, Off North and Northwest Spain, Lucía Cañás, M. Paz Sampedro and A. Celso Fariña, 2010
  4. Phase transition in recruitment and distribution of monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) in Icelandic waters, Jon Solmundsson; Einar Jonsson; Hoskuldur Bjornsson, 2010
  5. Biological features of the Lophius piscatorius catch in Scottish waters, Laurenson, C. H.; Dobby, H.; McLay, H. A.; Leslie, B. , 2008
  6. Distribution, abundance, and growth of anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius) on the Porcupine Bank (west of Ireland), Velasco, F.; Landa, J.; Barrado, J.; Blanco, M. , 2008
  7. Discrepancies in phylogeographical patterns of two European anglerfishes (Lophius budegassa and Lophius piscatorius), G. Charrier; T. Chenel; J.D. Durand; M. Girard; L. Quiniou; J. Laroche, 2006
  8. The occurrence of the Japanese speciesDinosoma lophiomiToman, 1973 (Digenea: Hemiuridae) inLophius piscatorius(Teleostei) from the western Mediterranean, Pierre Bartoli; David I. Gibson, 2006
  9. Albino Angler Fish Lophius piscatorius L, D. T. G. Quigley and K. Flannery, 2005
  10. The diet and trophic ecology of anglerfish Lophius piscatorius at the Shetland Islands, UK, Laurenson, C.H.; Priede, I.G. , 2005
  11. Movements and growth of monkfish Lophius piscatorius tagged at the Shetland Islands, northeastern Atlantic, C.H. Laurenson; A. Johnson; I.G. Priede, 2005
  12. Verification of annual increment formation in the white anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius using the illicia and sagitta otoliths, D.A Woodroffe; P.J Wright; J.D.M Gordon, 2003
  13. Verification of first annulus formation in the illicia and otoliths of white anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius using otolith microstructure, Wright, P, 2002
  14. Reproduction of anglerfish (Lophius budegassa Spinola and Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus) from the Atlantic Iberian coast, Rafael Duarte; Manuela Azevedo; Jorge Landa; Pilar Pereda, 2001
  15. Growth of anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius and L. budegassa) in Atlantic Iberian waters, J Landa; P Pereda; R Duarte; M Azevedo, 2001
  16. A synthesis of the early life history of the anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius (Linnaeus, 1758) in northern British waters, Hislop, J, 2001
  17. Albino Angler Fish Lophius piscatorius L, D. T. G. Quigley and K. Flannery, 1996
  18. Angler Fish Lophius piscatorius L, , 1994
  19. Preliminary findings on the supramedullary neuron cluster of Lophius piscatorius L, Lucrezia Mola; A. Stefanelli, 1990
  20. Age and growth of angler-fish (Lophius piscatorius L.) in the north Irish Sea, W.W. Crozier, 1989
  21. Occurrence of Contracaecum clavatum Rudolphi in angler-fish (Lophius piscatorius L.) from the North Irish Sea, W.W. Crozier, 1987
  22. Biochemical genetic variation and population structure in angler-fish Lophius piscatorius L. from the Irish Sea and west of Scotland, W.W. Crozier, 1987
  23. Autonomic innervation and photosensitivity of the sphincter pupillae muscle of two teleosts: Lophius piscatorius and Opsanus tau, Rubin, Leona; Nolte, John , 1981
  24. On the fine structure of the aglomerular renal tubule inLophius piscatorius, Jan L. E. Ericsson; Steen Olsen, 1970
  25. Localization of Proelastase in the Goose-Fish (Lophius piscatorius)., Lamy, F.; Lansing, A. I. , 1961
  26. The Angler-Fishes, Lophius piscatorius et Americanus, Use the Lure in Fishing, E. W. Gudger, 1945
  27. A Young Angler-Fish, Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, Theodore H. Eaton, Jr., 1942
  28. The Habits of the Angler-fish, Lophius piscatorius L., in the Plymouth Aquarium, D. P. Wilson, 1937
  29. Feeding Habits of the Angler-fish, Lophius piscatorius, CHADWICK, H. C., 1929
  30. A Contribution to the Anatomy of the Ductless Glands and Lymphatic System of the Angler Fish (Lophius piscatorius), Burne, R. H., 1927
  31. A Contribution to the Anatomy of the Ductless Glands and Lymphatic System of the Angler Fish (Lophius piscatorius), R. H. Burne, 1927
  32. Note on the Cerebral Arteries of the Angler Fish (Lophius piscatorius), E. H. Burne, 1925
  33. No. VII: ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANGLER ( Lophius piscatorius , L.), CONNOLLY PH.D., C. J., 1921
  34. Zur Kenntnis der Spinalganglienzellen von Lophius piscatorius Lin., Emil Holmgren, 1899
  35. Ueber einige bemerkenswerthe Elemente des Centralnervensystems von Lophius piscatorius L, Gustav Fritsch, 1886

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