Species catalogue

Monkfish

Order Lophiiformes
Family Lophiidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Head very bulky and crushed. Body with conical trunk. Very large, broad, semicircular mouth with prominent lower jaw and strong, sharp and curved teeth. Variable coloration, reddish or grayish brown with dark spots and lighter belly (whitish or ocher). It is distinguished from the white monkfish (L. piscatorius) by the black color of its peritoneum, visible through the skin. Maximum length greater than 100 cm.

Characteristics
FAO code
ANK
Specie
Lophius budegassa
Type
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • 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
  • Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
International denominations
France Baudroie rousse
Italy Rospo o Rana pescatrice
Portugal Tamboril
United Kingdom Monkfish
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
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