Lophiidae

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Lophius piscatorius

Fish Reaching Two Hundred Centimeters in the Mediterranean Sea

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• Deep-bodied
• Large

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.