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Lophius piscatorius

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,532, February 1,132, March 1,773, April 2,790, May 4,022, June 4,386, July 4,693, August 4,036, September 2,963, October 2,212, November 1,209, December 945.
United States31,714
Alaska31,694
Norway15
United Kingdom11
France11
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur10
Massachusetts8
Nordland7
Spain5
Canada3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderAnglerfishes · Lophiiformes
FamilyGoosefishes · Lophiidae
GenusMonkfishes · Lophius

Sources

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