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American Angler (Lophius americanus)
Subject: | American Angler (Lophius americanus)
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Date: 2005:11:09 12:51:51
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A spotted goosefish on basalt boulder in 780 meters off Hawaii
Image ID: nur00531, National Undersearch Research Program (NURP) Collection
Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
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Lophius americanus is a goosefish in the family Lophiidae, also called all-mouth, American anglerfish, bellows-fish, devil-fish, headfish, molligut, satchel-mouth, or wide-gape. It is native to the eastern coast of North America.
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Lophius
Species: Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837
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Lophius americanus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837
Common Name(s): goosefish [English] monkfish [English] baudroie d'Amérique [French] |
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