Goosefish

Goosefish
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see angler.
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Angler - common name for a member of the family Ceratiidae, European and American bottom-dwelling predacious fishes.

Smooth Goosefish, Lophiodes mutilus
Smooth Goosefish, Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1893)
Smooth Stingray, Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)
Smooth Toadfish, Tetractenos glaber
Smooth Toadlet
Smooth Toadlet, Uperoleia laevigata ...

the frogfishes Antennariidae and the monkfish/goosefish Lophiidae). They occur worldwide.

Anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius)
The various names for this fish - anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius), monkfish, goosefish - point to the fact that it has a very... More 11 Images 2 Videos ...

The species has well-developed pectoral fins, set on armlike bases, with sharp 'elbows' that allow the angler to shuffle along over the seafloor. Anglerfish of the genus Lophius are also known as goosefishes or fishing frogs.

See also: Goose, Whale, Angler, Wrasse, Sunfish