Lophius
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Lophius piscatorius (anglerfish, monkfish)
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -ius.
Proper noun
Lophius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lophiidae – monkfish, goosefish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, sea-devils.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Paracanthopterygii - superorder; Lophiiformes - order; Lophioidei - suborder; Lophiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lophius piscatorius (anglerfish, monkfish) - type species; Lophius americanus (American angler), Lophius budegassa (black-bellied angler), Lophius gastrophysus (blackfin goosefish), Lophius litulon (yellow goosefish), Lophius vaillanti (shortspine African angler), Lophius vomerinus (devil anglerfish) - other species
References
Lophius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lophius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lophius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
