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species

Angler
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes » order Lophiiformes - anglerfishes » family Lophiidae - goosefishes or monkfishes » genus Lophius

Scientific synonyms

Batrachus piscatorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Batrachius piscatorius
Lophius eurypterus Düben, 1845
Batrachus eurypterus (Düben, 1845)
Batrachus piscator (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other names

= Anglerfish
= Monk

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IUCN category 2018-1:	Least Concern
Data last updated: 2022-02-16 05:24:47

Images

Author: Michal Černý

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skull

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skeleton

Author: Roman Hynek

Links and literature

FishBase [716]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]

AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/15288]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1 [198610]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 2 August 2018

Hanel L., Novák J. (2007): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 5. Paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii), kostnatí (Neopterygii) - stříbrnicotvární (Argentiniformes), ďasové (Lophiiformes), Národní muzeum (zoologické oddělení), Praha, 91 str. [as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 16 November 2013

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