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Definition of Lophius piscatorius

Lophius piscatorius
Angler An"gler, n. 1. One who angles. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.

Meaning of Lophius piscatorius from wikipedia

- Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the anglerfish, frog fish, fishing frog, monk, European angler,[citation needed] common monkfish,[citation needed]...
- shark. The North European species is Lophius piscatorius, and the Mediterranean species is Lophius budeg****a. Lophius was first proposed as a genus by Carl...
- International added the American angler (Lophius americ****), the angler (Lophius piscatorius), and the black-bellied angler (Lophius budeg****a) to its seafood red...
- monotypic suborder Lophioidei with the order Lophiiformes. Lophius budeg****a has the genus name Lophius, which means "mane" and is presumably a reference to...
- pomfret, the Atlantic spadefish, and the cave angelfish) Angler (Lophius piscatorius) Angler catfish (genus Chaca) Anglerfish (order Lophiiformes) Antarctic...
- (Lophiiformes) The largest of this diverse order is the common goosefish (Lophius piscatorius) found in the northeastern Atlantic off Europe and North Africa....
- (restaurant), a seafood restaurant in San Francisco, California The angler, Lophius piscatorius, a monkfish More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes...
- The goosefish family, Lophiidae, takes its name from its type genus, Lophius. Lophius means "mane" and is presumably a reference to the first 3 spines of...
- Marian (2008). "Distribution, abundance, and growth of anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius) on the Porcupine Bank (west of Ireland)". ICES Journal of Marine...
- Trachipterus arcticus Trachipterus trachypterus Zu cristatus Lophius budeg****a Lophius piscatorius Chaunax sutt**** Bellottia apoda Cataetyx alleni Cataetyx...