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American Angler (Lophius americanus) <!--아메리카황아귀-->
Subject: American Angler (Lophius americanus)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
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American Angler (Lophius americanus)


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
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) - http://www.noaa.gov/
Copyright Information - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/aboutimages.html

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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