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Lophiiformes

Lophiiformes is an order in the class Teleostei. This database currently files 495 species under it, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
495
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
0%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Lophiiformes?

21 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Ogcocephalidae

    batfish, batfish, batfish, longnose batfish …

    103 species
  2. Oneirodidae

    blackthread dreamer, Dermatias platynogaster, Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis, Phyllorhinichthys balushkini …

    83 species
  3. Lophiidae

    monk, white angler fish, monkfish, blackmouth angler …

    51 species
  4. Antennariidae

    frogfish, hairy frogfish, black angler, warty frogfish …

    49 species
  5. Chaunacidae

    sea toad, redeye gaper, suttkus sea toad, Chaunacops coloratus …

    36 species
  6. Linophrynidae

    Photocorynus spiniceps, deepsea angler, ghostly seadevil, forkbarbel netdevil …

    35 species
  7. Gigantactinidae

    Gigantactis macronema, cosmopolitan whipnose, candle whipnose, Gigantactis kreffti …

    29 species
  8. Himantolophidae

    man-gobbler, prickly footballfish, pacific footballfish, Himantolophus mauli …

    29 species
  9. Histiophrynidae

    psychedelic frogfish, rough angler, smooth frogfish, glauert's frogfish …

    18 species
  10. Brachionichthyidae

    spotted handfish, smooth handfish, common handfish, pink handfish …

    16 species
  11. Thaumatichthyidae

    Lasiognathus amphirhamphus, Thaumatichthys axeli, Lasiognathus beebei, Lasiognathus saccostoma …

    9 species
  12. Ceratiidae

    seadevil, deepsea angler, black whalelet, southern seadevil …

    8 species
  13. Melanocetidae

    blackdevil, abyssal anglerfish, Melanocetus eustalus, Melanocetus rossi …

    8 species
  14. Diceratiidae

    Bufoceratias wedli, shao’s anglerfish, two-rod anglerfish, Diceratias trilobus …

    7 species
  15. Caulophrynidae

    fanfin angler, fanfin, hairy angler, long-lure fan-fin anglerfish …

    6 species
  16. Rhycheridae

    tasselled angler, glover's frogfish

    2 species
  17. Tetrabrachiidae

    doublefin frogfish, [a frogfish]

    2 species
  18. Centrophrynidae

    prickly anglerfish

    1 species
  19. Lophichthyidae

    arafura frogfish

    1 species
  20. Neoceratiidae

    spiny seadevil

    1 species
  21. Tathicarpidae

    butler's frogfish

    1 species

Best-known members of Lophiiformes

Ranked by popularity score.

LC, Least Concern
Monk (Lophius piscatorius)

Monk

Lophius piscatorius

Lophiidae

Blackdevil

Melanocetus johnsonii

MelanocetidaeNo free photo yet

Frogfish

Histrio histrio

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

Batfish

Ogcocephalus darwini

OgcocephalidaeNo free photo yet

Black angler

Antennarius commerson

AntennariidaeNo free photo yet

How threatened is Lophiiformes?

1 of 495 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern1100%

Where is Lophiiformes found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Taiwan: 3 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Taiwan3

The 200 best-known species in Lophiiformes

Of 495 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
MonkLophius piscatoriusLophiidaeLeast ConcernNot recordedNot recorded
BlackdevilMelanocetus johnsoniiMelanocetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
FrogfishHistrio histrioAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hairy frogfishAntennarius striatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
White angler fishLophius budegassaLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spotted handfishBrachionichthys hirsutusBrachionichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BatfishOgcocephalus darwiniOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black anglerAntennarius commersonAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
SeadevilCryptopsaras couesiiCeratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
MonkfishLophius americanusLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Man-gobblerHimantolophus groenlandicusHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spiny seadevilNeoceratias spiniferNeoceratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Prickly anglerfishCentrophryne spinulosaCentrophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Psychedelic frogfishHistiophryne psychedelicaHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Deepsea anglerCeratias holboelliCeratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Warty frogfishAntennarius maculatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BatfishHalieutaea stellataOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPhotocorynus spinicepsLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLasiognathus amphirhamphusThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Deepsea anglerLinophryne arboriferaLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blackmouth anglerLophiomus setigerusLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BatfishOgcocephalus vespertilioOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ghostly seadevilHaplophryne mollisLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Arafura frogfishLophichthys boschmaiLophichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Longnose batfishOgcocephalus cornigerOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black anglerAntennarius pictusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sea toadChaunax endeavouriChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Prickly footballfishHimantolophus appeliiHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
AnglerfishLophius gastrophysusLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Shaefer's anglerfishSladenia shaefersiLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedThaumatichthys axeliThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Flagpole frogfishAntennarius multiocellatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Redeye gaperChaunax stigmaeusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pacific footballfishHimantolophus sagamiusHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Forkbarbel netdevilLinophryne luciferLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Abyssal anglerfishMelanocetus murrayiMelanocetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Deepwater frogfishNudiantennarius subteresAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Roughback batfishOgcocephalus parvusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Smooth handfishSympterichthys unipennisBrachionichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ToadfishAntennarius biocellatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBufoceratias wedliDiceratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Fanfin anglerCaulophryne jordaniCaulophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black whaleletCeratias uranoscopusCeratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Suttkus sea toadChaunax suttkusiChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Big-eye frogfishFowlerichthys radiosusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Rough anglerKuiterichthys furcipilisHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLasiognathus beebeiThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLasiognathus saccostomaThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Fourbarbel netdevilLinophryne algibarbataLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
MonkLophius vomerinusLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMelanocetus eustalusMelanocetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Smooth frogfishPhyllophryne scorteaHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Tasselled anglerRhycherus filamentosusRhycheridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Butler's frogfishTathicarpus butleriTathicarpidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Doublefin frogfishTetrabrachium ocellatumTetrabrachiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedThaumatichthys pagidostomusThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Glauert's frogfishAllenichthys glauertiHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Zebra anglerAntennarius hispidusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Leopard frogfishAntennarius pardalisAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
FanfinCaulophryne pelagicaCaulophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedChaunacops coloratusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
CoffinfishChaunax abeiChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gulf batfishHalieutichthys intermediusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Smooth anglerHistiophryne bougainvilliHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedThaumatichthys binghamiThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dwarf frogfishAntennarius pauciradiatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Rapa Nui frogfishAntennarius randalliAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hairy anglerCaulophryne polynemaCaulophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Southern seadevilCeratias tentaculatusCeratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sea toadChaunax fimbriatusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
RedeyeChaunax pictusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedCoelophrys brevicaudataOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blackthread dreamerDanaphryne nigrifilisOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedDermatias platynogasterOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
[a frogfish]Dibrachichthys melanurusTetrabrachiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Roughbar frogfishFowlerichthys avalonisAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spotted frogfishFowlerichthys ocellatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedGigantactis macronemaGigantactinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Indian seabatHalieutaea indicaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pancake batfishHalieutichthys aculeatusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spiny batfishHalieutichthys bispinosusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHalieutopsis simulaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Starry seabatHalieutopsis stelliferaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus mauliHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Cryptic frogfishHistiophryne cryptacanthusHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLeptacanthichthys gracilispinisOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Headlight anglerLinophryne indicaLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Rough angler fishLophiocharon trisignatusHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Smooth anglerLophiodes mutilusLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Yellow goosefishLophius litulonLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Grotesque seabatMalthopsis gnomaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMelanocetus rossiMelanocetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Longnose batfishOgcocephalus nasutusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Marked batfishOgcocephalus notatusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dwarf batfishOgcocephalus pumilusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedOgcocephalus radiatusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPhyllorhinichthys balushkiniOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mischievous dreamerPuck pinnataOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Long-lure fan-fin anglerfishRobia legulaCaulophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Celebes monkfishSladenia remigerLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedTyrannophryne pugnaxOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bandtail frogfishAntennatus strigatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBorophryne apogonLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Common handfishBrachionichthys australisBrachionichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Shao’s anglerfishBufoceratias shaoiDiceratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Smooth dreamerChaenophryne dracoOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Longhead dreamerChaenophryne longicepsOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sea-toadChaunax breviradiusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedChaunax flammeusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Naked-belly frogmouthChaunax nudiventerChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedChaunax umbrinusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedCoelophrys arcaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Balloon seabatCoelophrys brevipesOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedCoelophrys mollisOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedCtenochirichthys longimanusOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Two-rod anglerfishDiceratias bispinosusDiceratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedDiceratias trilobusDiceratiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Prickly frogfishEchinophryne crassispinaHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mitchell's frogfishEchinophryne mitchelliiHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sponge anglerfishEchinophryne reynoldsiHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Cosmopolitan whipnoseGigantactis vanhoeffeniGigantactinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Marbled seabatHalicmetus reticulatusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHalicmetus ruberOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BatfishHalieutaea brevicaudaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Caribbean batfishHalieutichthys caribbaeusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Andriashev's batfishHalieutopsis andriasheviOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Broadnose batfishHalieutopsis bathyoreosOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Galatea’s deepsea batfishHalieutopsis galateaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ingers’ deepsea batfishHalieutopsis ingerorumOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bradbury's deepsea batfishHalieutopsis margaretaeOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Reticulate deepsea batfishHalieutopsis vermicularisOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
FootballfishHimantolophus albinaresHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus borealisHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus crinitusHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus danaeHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus litocerasHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus paucifilosusHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLasiognathus intermediusThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLasiognathus waltoniThaumatichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne pennibarbataLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne sexfilisLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hutchins' anglerfishLophiocharon hutchinsiHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Marble-mouthed frogfishLophiocharon lithinostomusHistiophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pacific goosefishLophiodes caulinarisLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
GoosefishLophiodes naresiLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Reticulate goosefishLophiodes reticulatusLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ring triangular batfishMalthopsis annuliferaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Triangle batfishMalthopsis mitrigeraOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spearnose seabatMalthopsis tiarellaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMelanocetus nigerMelanocetidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Florida batfishOgcocephalus cubifronsOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Slantbrow batfishOgcocephalus declivirostrisOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPhyllorhinichthys micractisOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedSpiniphryne duhameliOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Prickly dreamerSpiniphryne gladisfenaeOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Tricorn batfishZalieutes mcgintyiOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcentrophryne dolichonemaLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedAcentrophryne longidensLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Indian frogfishAntennarius indicusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Nipponic frogfishAntennatus flagellatusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pygmy anglerfishAntennatus linearisAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pygmy frogfishAntennatus tuberosusAntennariidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spikehead dreamerBertella idiomorphaOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pink handfishBrachiopsilus dianthusBrachionichthyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Tadpole coffinfishChaunacops melanostomusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
East Pacific frogmouthChaunax latipunctatusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pencil coffinfishChaunax penicillatusChaunacidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Longhand dreamerChirophryne xenolophusOneirodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedCoelophrys bradburyaeOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedDibranchus nasutusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Finespine two-gill batfishDibranchus spinosusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedDibranchus tremendusOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Candle whipnoseGigantactis elsmaniGigantactinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedGigantactis krefftiGigantactinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedGigantactis meadiGigantactinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Paxton's whipnoseGigantactis paxtoniGigantactinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black batfishHalicmetus nigerOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spiny seabatHalieutaea coccineaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Torpedo batfishHalieutaea retiferaOgcocephalidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus azurlucensHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus brevirostrisHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus compressusHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus corniferHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus macrocerasHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus macroceratoidesHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus melanolophusHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus multifurcatusHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus nigricornisHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHimantolophus pseudalbinaresHimantolophidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne andersoniLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne argyrescaLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne brevibarbataLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Crowned LeftventLinophryne coronataLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne maderensisLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne polypogonLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLinophryne racemiferaLinophrynidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
White goosefishLophiodes beroeLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Endo's anglerfishLophiodes endoiLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Flowery goosefishLophiodes miacanthusLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Club-bait goosefishLophiodes monodiLophiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded