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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae Goosefishes

Genus: Lophius

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Lophius americanus
[American angler]

Photo by Neto, G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807

Photo by Neto, G.
 
Lophius budegassa
[Blackbellied angler]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Lophius gastrophysus Miranda Ribeiro, 1915

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Lophius gastrophysus
[Blackfin goosefish]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm SL
Lophius litulon (Jordan, 1902)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Lophius litulon
[Yellow goosefish]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm SL
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Lophius piscatorius
[Angler]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Lophius vaillanti Regan, 1903

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Lophius vaillanti
[Shortspine African angler]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Lophius vomerinus Valenciennes, 1837

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Lophius vomerinus
[Devil anglerfish]
7 Species of Family Lophiidae with Genus Lophius
(Goosefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1837 Lophius americanus American angler Western Atlantic 120 TL
1807 Lophius budegassa Blackbellied angler Eastern Atlantic 100 SL
1915 Lophius gastrophysus Blackfin goosefish Western Atlantic 60 TL
1902 Lophius litulon Yellow goosefish Northwest Pacific 150 SL
1758 Lophius piscatorius Angler Eastern Atlantic 200 SL
1903 Lophius vaillanti Shortspine African angler Eastern Atlantic 50 TL
1837 Lophius vomerinus Devil anglerfish Southeast Atlantic 100 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013