genus
Lophius
Lophius is a genus in the family Lophiidae. This database currently files 23 species under it.
- Species filed
- 23
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 4%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Lophius
Ranked by popularity score.

Monk
Lophius piscatorius
White angler fish
Lophius budegassa
Monkfish
Lophius americanus
Anglerfish
Lophius gastrophysus
Monk
Lophius vomerinus
Yellow goosefish
Lophius litulon
Shortspine African angler
Lophius vaillanti
How threatened is Lophius?
1 of 23 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 100% |
All species in Lophius
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monk | Lophius piscatorius | Lophiidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White angler fish | Lophius budegassa | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Monkfish | Lophius americanus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Anglerfish | Lophius gastrophysus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Monk | Lophius vomerinus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yellow goosefish | Lophius litulon | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shortspine African angler | Lophius vaillanti | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophie faujas | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophie tumidus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius alveolus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius barbatus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius borlasii | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius bufo | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius commersonianus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius compressus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius cornubicus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius foliatus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius marmoratus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius onokensis | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius pacamah | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius rostratus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius sandvicensis | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lophius thymelicus | Lophiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |