🦋 Family

Lophiidae

2 species · Animals

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Animalia › Chordata › › Lophiiformes › Lophiidae
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758

Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758

Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758

Lophius piscatorius, the European angler, is a bottom-dwelling fish with distinct body traits that inhabits northeast Atlantic continental shelf waters to 1000m depth.
Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

Lophius americanus, the American anglerfish, is a western Atlantic demersal fish harvested for its edible, crustacean-textured flesh.

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