Angler
Lophius piscatorius
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Lophiidae
- Genus
- Lophius
Where to Find
Found in 24 diving areas across 12 countries and 3 regions.
- Bimini, Bahamas - 3 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 2 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 2 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 154 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 29 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 87 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 60 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 3437 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 1702 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 1 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 3 records
- Azores, Portugal - 11 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 66 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 24 records
- Costa Brava, Spain - 11 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 309 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 165 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 28 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 1632 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 58 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 1455 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 50 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 22 records