Monkfish
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| phylum | Chordata | Members of the genus Lophius, also sometimes called monkfish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish and sea-devils, are well known off the coasts of Europe. To the North Sea fishermen, this fish is known as the "monk," or "monkfish", a name which also belongs to Squatina squatina, the angelshark, a fish allied to the skates. The north European species is Lophius piscatorius, the Mediterranean species Lophius budegassa. The head is of enormous size, broad, flat, and depressed, with the remainder of the body appearing merely like an appendage. The wide mouth extends
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Lophiiformes | |
| family | Lophiidae | |
| genus | Lophius
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