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Monkfish

Order Lophiiformes
Family Lophiidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Huge head, very enlarged and crushed, as long as the body and disproportionately wider than it. Wide mouth with prominent lower jaw. Teeth very strong and steely. Eyes in back position. Back brownish, greenish brown or reddish, with dark spots.

Characteristics
FAO code
MON
Specie
Lophius piscatorius
Type
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Fishing seasons
jan feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
International denominations
Germany Seeteufel
China 鮟鱇
France Lotte
Italy Rospo
Portugal Tamboril branco
United Kingdom Monkfish
Japan Anko
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
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