Lophius

Translingual

Lophius piscatorius (anglerfish, monkfish)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -ius.

Proper noun

Lophius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lophiidae – monkfish, goosefish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, sea-devils.
   • 2008 October 9, Mark Bittman, “Roasting Monkfish”, in The New York Times‎^[1] (in English):

     I’ve had the good luck to cook monkfish on both sides of the Atlantic. The European monkfish is Lophius piscatorius, while our western Atlantic brand is Lophius americanus.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Paracanthopterygii – superorder; Lophiiformes – order; Lophioidei – suborder; Lophiidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lophius piscatorius (anglerfish, monkfish) – type species; Lophius americanus (American angler), Lophius budegassa (black-bellied angler), Lophius gastrophysus (blackfin goosefish), Lophius litulon (yellow goosefish), Lophius vaillanti (shortspine African angler), Lophius vomerinus (devil anglerfish) – other species

References

• Lophius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lophius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lophius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons