πLophius piscatorius
Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the angler, toadfish, sea frog, fishing frog, frogfish, or sea devil, is a species of Lophius in the family Lophiidae. It occurs in coastal and shelf waters of the northeast Atlantic, ranging from the Barents Sea south to the Strait of Gibraltar, and is also present in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. In parts of its range, including the Irish Sea, it supports an important commercial fishery.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 32 kg
- Body length
- 1 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 24 years
Everything we know about the Lophius piscatorius
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass32 kgrecord 58 kg Β· FishBaseAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Body length1 mrecord 2 m Β· FishBasetypical adultFishBaseDetails βHide β
Record: largest individual on record
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Maximum lifespan24 yearsrecord 24 years Β· FishBaseAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Trophic level4.45FishBaseDetails βHide β
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DietcarnivoreaverageDetails βHide β
From trophic level 4.45 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2β2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.
Danger to humansharmlessFishBaseDetails βHide β
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Volume l32 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Lophius piscatorius yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊorderLophiiformes
- βΊfamilyLophiidae
- βΊgenusLophius
- βΊspeciesLophius piscatorius
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderLophioidei
- familyLophiidae
All 12 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- orderAcanthomorphata
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderLophioidei
- familyLophiidae
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