#lophius piscatorius

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Lophius piscatorius

European angler

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Status: Least concern

Distribution: In the North, Tyrrhenian and Mediterranian Seas and the North Atlantic Ocean on the coasts of Europe. Has been recorded along the western coast of Africa, east of Northern America and rarely in other regions.

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Lophius piscatorius

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. It has a very large head which is broad, flat, and depressed; the rest of the body appears to be a mere appendage. The wide mouth extends all the way around the anterior circumference of the head, and both jaws are armed with bands of long, pointed teeth. These are inclined inwards, and can be closed so as to offer no impediment to an object gliding towards the stomach, but to prevent its escape from the mouth.The pectoral and pelvic fins are so articulated as to perform the functions of feet, so the fish is able to walk along the bottom of the sea, where it generally hides itself in the sand or amongst seaweed. The fish has long filaments along the middle of its head, which are, in fact, the detached and modified three first spines of the anterior dorsal fin. The filament most important to the angler is the first, which is the longest, terminates in a lappet, and is movable in every direction. The angler is believed to attract other fish by means of its lure, and then to seize them with its enormous jaws.

photo credits: Meocrisis, Didier Descouens

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A few logo designs I prepared for a colleague who researches anglerfish, he chose the one on the right although I prefer the upper one :) !