Summary ³

The angler, also sometimes called fishing-frog, frog-fish or sea-devil, Lophius piscatorius, is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Within some of its range, including the Irish Sea this species comprises a significant commercial fishery.

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) SERPENT Media Archive Project, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://archive.serpentproject.com/107/03/thumbnails/medium.jpg
2. (c) Fanny, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/87805786@N00/2080379397/
3. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophius_piscatorius

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