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Black-bellied Angler

Lophius budegassa

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 321, February 237, March 372, April 585, May 844, June 920, July 985, August 847, September 622, October 464, November 254, December 198.
United States6,649
Alaska6,649
Spain3
France2
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur2
País Vasco/Euskadi1
Cataluña/Catalunya1
Andalucía1
Italy1
Centro1

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

Remember the name next time.

Practise Black-bellied Angler with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.