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European angler, common monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) A history of the fishes of the British Islands v.2
Date 1862
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7929478870
Author Jonathan Couch; A. F. Lydon (Alexander Francis Lydon)
Full title A history of the fishes of the British Islands. By Jonathan Couch, F.L.S.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AA_history_of_the_fishes_of_the_British_Islands_%28Pl._CX%29_%287929478870%29.jpg
Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the angler, European angler, anglerfish 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.
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Lophius
Species: Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758
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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