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Order Ray-finned fishes 🍽️ 10 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish ⚠️ 2 Venomous

Anglerfishes

Lophiiformes

A diverse order of bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation using a fleshy lure dangled in front of the mouth.

Families
19
Species
320
Max Length
200 cm
Max Weight
57.7 kg
Avg Trophic
3.76
Threatened
1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
70 spp.
Brazil
36 spp.
Chile
26 spp.
United States
24 spp.
Cuba
22 spp.
Bahamas
21 spp.
Portugal
20 spp.
Colombia
20 spp.
New Zealand
19 spp.
Panama
19 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
67%
2
piscivore
33%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
6,370 m

🌿 Families in Order Lophiiformes

19 families
Family
Lophiidae
Monkfishes and goosefishes
Benthic ambush predators with large, flattened heads and wide mouths, highly prized as foo...
34 sp. View family
Family
Oneirodidae
71 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Ogcocephalidae
96 species within order Lophiiformes.
96 sp. View family
Family
Ceratiidae
4 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Tathicarpidae
1 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Chaunacidae
33 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Diceratiidae
7 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Gigantactinidae
25 species within order Lophiiformes.
25 sp. View family
Family
Antennariidae
23 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Linophrynidae
27 species within order Lophiiformes.
27 sp. View family
Family
Melanocetidae
6 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Himantolophidae
22 species within order Lophiiformes.
22 sp. View family
Family
Thaumatichthyidae
9 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Brachionichthyidae
2 species within order Lophiiformes.
2 sp. View family
Family
Neoceratiidae
1 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Caulophrynidae
5 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Centrophrynidae
1 species within order Lophiiformes.
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Family
Histiophrynidae
1 species within order Lophiiformes.
1 sp. View family
Family
Tetrabrachiidae
1 species within order Lophiiformes.
1 sp. View family

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
369

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 234
Near Threatened 1
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 95

🍽️ Nutrition & Mercury Safety

Edible Species
1
Avg Mercury
0.19
ppm · Moderate
Avg Omega-3
214
mg / serving