Lophiidae

monkfish

Lophius americanus

Lophiid Fish beneath Western Atlantic

• Temperate
• Nearshore
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Large
• Temperate fish

Lophius americanus is a goosefish in the family Lophiidae, also called all-mouth, American anglerfish, American monkfish, bellows-fish, devil-fish, headfish, molligut, satchel-mouth, or wide-gape. It is native to the eastern coast of North America.