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OverviewAI-generated
*Lophius piscatorius* is a species of marine teleost fish belonging to the family Lophiidae and the order Lophiiformes. Described by Linnaeus in 1758, the taxon is classified within the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. It is commonly known as the anglerfish, rape, rape blanco, or xuliana. The scientific name is accepted, and the species is listed with a conservation status of Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2015.
Records for this species are held by institutions including UWFC, CUMV, RBINS-Scientific Heritage, ZMO, and NRM. Occurrence data indicates presence in the United States, Norway, Spain, France, and the Faroe Islands. The taxon has been described in the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and is referenced by 39 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least Concernangler
Lophius piscatorius
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderLophiiformes
- FamilyLophiidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 422
- With media
- 48
- Family
- Lophiidae
- Collections
- UWFC, CUMV, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ZMO, NRM
- Recorded in
- United States, Norway, Spain, France, Faroe Islands, Sweden, Greece, Denmark
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Encyclopedic overview
Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the angler, toadfish, sea frog, fishing frog, frogfish, or sea devil, is a species of Lophius in the family Lophiidae. It occurs in coastal and shelf waters of the northeast Atlantic, ranging from the Barents Sea south to the Strait of Gibraltar, and is also present in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. In parts of its range, including the Irish Sea, it supports an important commercial fishery.
Taxonomy
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