Monk fish (Angler Fish / Lophius piscatorus)

Appearance: The Monk fish is big, wide and the flat head constitute for half of its total length. The mouth is wide, with many big, spherical teeth. The skin is thin and loose, and a part of the dorsal fin is transformed into a "fishing-rod with bait" working as a decoy.
Length: max Maximum ca. 200 cm, but rarely this long
Weight: max Around ca. 30-40 kg

The Monk fish occurs on sandy and muddy bottoms from the coast, down to depths of 600-1000 metres. During the spawn at spring, west of Great Britain, the Monkfish can swim down to a depth of 1800 meters. It lies half buried in the sediment waiting for its prey. And the pray is attracted by means of the Monk fish fishing filament. The Monkfish feeds mainly on fish and occasionally crabs, lobster and octopus. Many state that this is the ugliest fish around our coast, but at the same time it is counted for as a delicacy.

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