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.

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