Species catalogue
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
MON
Specie
Lophius piscatorius
Lophius piscatorius
Type
White fish
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
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International denominations
Germany
Seeteufel
China
鮟鱇
France
Lotte
Italy
Rospo
Portugal
Tamboril branco
United Kingdom
Monkfish
Japan
Anko
Fishing areas