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Members of the genus Lophius, also sometimes called monkfish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, and sea-devils, are various species of lophiid anglerfishes found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Lophius is known as the "monk" or "monkfish" to the North Sea and North Atlantic fishermen, a name which also belongs to Squatina squatina, the angelshark, a type of shark. The North European species is Lophius piscatorius, and the Mediterranean species is Lophius budegassa. Taxonomy Lophius was first proposed as a genus by Carl Linnaeus when he described Lophius piscatorius in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae given as "in Oceano Europæo", meaning the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Seas with localities mentioned including Bordeaux, Marseille and Montpellier in France; Genoa, Rome, Naples and Venice in Italy; Lesbos in Greece; and Syria. The genus Lophius is one of 4 extant genera in the family Lophiidae which the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies in the monotypic suborder Lophioidei within the order Lophiiformes. Within the Lophiidae Lophius is most closely related to Lophiomus with Lophiodes'' being the sister taxon to these and with Sladenia as the most basal sister group to the other three genera. Etymology Lophius means "mane" and is presumably a reference to the first three spines of the first dorsal fin which are tentacle like, with three smaller spines behind them. Species The seven recognized extant species in this genus are: Description Lophius monkfishes are characterised by having highly compressed heads and bodies. The frontal ridges have a covering of low, blunt knobs or cross ridges. There is a large spine on the parietal bone and there are spines on the lower quadrate bone. The soft-rayed portion of the dorsal fin has between 9 and 12 rays and the anal fin has between 8 and 10 rays. The gill opening reaches below and to the rear of the base of the pectoral fin. There are 6 dorsal spines, those on the head are well developed but those behind the head are very small. There are two well-developed spines on the sphenotic bone and one on the epiotic bone. There is a single spine on the joint at the front of the jaw joint and a single interopercular spine. The humeral spine is also well-developed and has 2 or 3 smaller spines on it. The largest species in the genus is the angler (L. piscatorius), with a maximum published standard length of 200 cm (79 in), while the smallest is the blackfin goosefish (L. gastrophysus) with a maximum published total length of 67 cm (26 in). Reproduction The spawn of this genus consists of a thin sheet of transparent gelatinous material 60–100 cm (25–40 in) wide and 8–10 m (26–33 ft) in length. The eggs in this sheet are in a single layer, each in its own little cavity. The spawn is free in the sea. The larvae are free-swimming and have pelvic fins with elongated filaments. Habitat The East Atlantic species is found along the coasts of Europe but becomes scarce beyond 60°N latitude; it also occurs on the coasts of the Cape of Good Hope. The species caught on the North American side of the Atlantic is usually Lophius americanus. A third species (Lophius budegassa), inhabits the Mediterranean, and a fourth (L. setigerus) the coasts of Korea, China and Japan. The black (L. budegassa) and white (L. piscatorius) anglerfish both live in shallow, inshore waters from 800 metres (2,600 ft) to deeper waters (greater than 1,000 metres or 3,300 feet). These two species are very similar, with only a few distinctions between them. These include the colour of the peritoneum (black for L. budegassa and white for L. piscatorius) and the number of rays in the second dorsal fin (L. budegassa, 9–10 and L. piscatorius, 11–12). Also, minor differences in their distribution occur. Black anglerfish tend to have a more southern distribution (Mediterranean and eastern North Atlantic from the British Isles to Senegal). In contrast, the white anglerfish are distributed further north (Mediterranean, Black Sea and eastern North Atlantic from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar). Despite these differences, the overall distribution of the black and white anglerfish tend to overlap greatly. A map of the distribution of anglerfish in the waters surrounding Europe and North Africa can be found in the external links section. The movements of both species of anglerfish indicate mixing of both northern and southern species could have strong implications for the geographical boundaries of the stocks from a management perspective. Commercial use Two species, Lophius piscatorius and Lophius budegassa, found in north-western Europe are referred to as monkfish, with L. piscatorius by far the most common species around the British Isles and of major fishery interest. Under UK Labelling Regulations, the phrase "monkfish" is only permitted for Lophiodes caulinaris, Lophius americanus, Lophius budegassa and Lophius piscatorius. Both species of Lophius are important because they are commercially valuable species usually caught by trawl and gillnetting fleets. Concern is expressed over the sustainability of monkfish fishing. The method most commonly used to catch monkfish, beam trawling, has been described as damaging to seafloor habitats. In February 2007, the British supermarket chain Asda banned monkfish from their stores. References Further reading Payne, J. F.., White, Dave., Coady, Jamie. Potential Effects of Seismic Airgun Discharges on Monkfish Eggs (Lophius Americanus) and Larvae. Canada: Environmental Studies Research Funds, 2009. Monkfish Fishery Regulations, Northeast Multispecies Fishery, Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 9, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Off the New England and Mid-Atlantic Coast: Environmental Impact Statement. United States: n.p., 1999. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Angler". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 15. External links Media related to Lophius at Wikimedia Commons Monkfish facts, Maryland Department of Natural Resources NOAA Monkfish Research Program Map of Anglerfish distribution. Discover the Elaine L Orr popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Elaine L Orr books.
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The Twain Does Meet
Elaine L. Orr"The Twain Does Meet" is a betweenthenumbers book in the Jolie Gentil series, and while there are joys and problems to discover it's not a traditional cozy mystery. In book 10 (The...
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Underground in Ocean Alley
Elaine L. OrrJolie Gentil has sworn off butting into other people’s business. To those who know her, it sounds as farfetched as finding used bubble gum on Mars. Her life revolvesaround her husb...
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Ground to a Halt
Elaine L. OrrIn the eighth book of the Jolie Gentil series, she goes to buy a cup of coffee the morning after a storm knocks out power at her house in Ocean Alley. Instead of freshly brewed cof...
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The Unexpected Resolution
Elaine L. OrrA midnight wedding, Army veterans who face repercussions of two wars, and a startling wedding guest. Wedding days are special, but they don't usually pack as big a surprise as Joli...
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Demise of a Devious Suspect
Elaine L. OrrLife for Melanie has returned to normal. She works as a gardener with friend Stooper, eats at Mason's Diner, and sits on her farmhouse porch with friends Syl andSandi. Her biggest ...
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Least Trodden Ground
Elaine L. OrrDigger listened to Uncle Benjamin's stories and acquired her nickname while helping him plant flowers at family graves. She looks forward to spending time with him after busted pip...
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Appraisal for Murder
Elaine L. OrrJolie Gentil moves to Great Aunt Madge's bed and breakfast at the Jersey shore, taking her cat Jazz, and joining Madge's pair of pruneeating dogs. Jolie does not view this as a ret...
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Sticky Fingered Books
Elaine L. OrrStickyFingered Books12th Jolie Gentil Cozy MysterySpecial Price Until November 15thIt isn't every day that you find a body at your kids' school. Unless you're Jolie Gentil. Then it...
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Two Plus Two in the Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery Series
Elaine L. OrrEnjoy four books in the Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery Series. Two are "numbered" books, and two are special books to the series.The Unexpected Resolution (Book 10)The Twain Does Meet (...
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Behind the Walls
Elaine L. OrrThere’s something hidden behind the walls of the hurricane damaged house Jolie bought in her New Jersey beach town. Something someone seems willing to kill for. After Jolie and Sco...
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Tess and All Kinds
Elaine L. OrrTess lives with Grandma Wilma now. Grandma manages a storage facility, and Tess watches people come and go. She places them in categories, and for a sevenyear old she has some insi...
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Final Operation
Elaine L. OrrCity Clerk Donald Dingle is a pest. He's a tightwad with the city budget and criticizes the police department to the point that Police Chief Elizabeth Friedman would love to see hi...
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Jolie and Scoobie High School Misadventures
Elaine L. OrrWhen Jolie Gentil’s parents leave her with Aunt Madge for her junior year so they can ‘work things out’ in their marriage, she’s angry. She knows no one at Ocean Alley High School....
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Any Port in a Storm
Elaine L. OrrSomeone is breaking into the houses Jolie appraises in Ocean Alley. When she realizes a new face in town is leading high school kids into trouble in those houses, Jolie's mad and l...
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Falling Into Place
Elaine L. OrrWar changes people. Because of it, Everett was a stayathome dad before it was a choice. Only his wife Sue Ellen had a clue why he seemed to find it hard to cope. His four children,...
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Mildred Mistletoe Adjusts to a COVID Christmas
Elaine L. OrrThis Christmas season is different. For one thing, Mildred's humans have two unexpected house guests. Cyndi, good friends with Mildred's owners Frank and Fergie, and her socially a...
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Biding Time
Elaine L. OrrFrank Myers never met the uncle he was named for. His mother's brother Franklin died in Vietnam when he was only 22. At least, everyone thinks he did. He's still MIA. As the young ...
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Mildred Mistletoe Rescues Christmas
Elaine L. OrrMildred Mistletoe, the cat born in the manager under her family's Christmas tree, has her paws full. She needs to get her high school humans, Fergie and Frank, to get over being ma...
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Rekindling Motives
Elaine L. OrrJolie Gentil is appraising the vacant TillotsonFisher house and finds the skeleton of Richard Tillotson hidden in an ancient attic wardrobe. He vanished just after his sister marri...
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Trouble on the Doorstep
Elaine L. OrrFrom Hurricane Sandy to Cozy Corner B&B repairs to Aunt Madge's wedding in three weeks. If Jolie can handle that surely she can deal with a sobbing woman who shows up at midnig...
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Demise of a Devious Neighbor
Elaine L. OrrThe reverberating bangs shake Melanie Perkins' nerves. Either someone's aiming at her truck, or they don't know fireworks are supposed to go upward. Could things get any worse? Yes...
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The Art of Deliberate Distraction
Elaine L. OrrTHE ART OF DELIBERATE DISTRACTIONAND…A BONUSFalling Into Place, a heartwarming novella to help you distractIs your life way too hectic? Are you concerned about people or events in ...
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In the Shadow of Light
Elaine L. OrrCorozón, her mother, and little brother Pico have left Honduras to seek asylum in the U.S. Grandfather Tito and her father Manuel saved the life of Colonel Bill, an American soldie...
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Long Held Lake Secrets
Elaine L. OrrA dinner invitation for Digger, who is accompanied by the very pale Uncle Benjamin, gets her involved with a recently discovered relative of their elderly friend Thelma, whose brot...
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From Newsprint to Footprints
Elaine L. OrrGrouchy news publisher Hal Morris fires reporter Melanie Perkins because she takes too many photos of flowers when she's supposed to concentrate on the story at hand. She lands wor...
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Mountain Rails of Old
Elaine L. OrrMountain Rails of Old, third book in the Family History Mystery Series.Digger’s mountain hides some aspects of its past. Rumor says it hosted a stop on the Underground Railroad, an...
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Unscheduled Murder Trip
Elaine L. OrrUnscheduled Murder Trip Bodies turn up in the strangest places in the Maryland Mountains. Digger Browning lost her job and her uncle. Then she found her reinvigorated uncle sitting...
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Tip a Hat to Murder
Elaine L. OrrWhen the owner of the Bully Pulpit Diner decided to stop letting servers accept tips, he figured the raise he gave them would keep them happy. Apparently not. Or were some of his o...
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Gilded Path to Nowhere
Elaine L. OrrWhen a Maple Grove resident discovers some old gold coins in the woods near town, it's an intriguing event but not one that seems dangerous. However, the article Digger's friend, ...
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Final Cycle
Elaine L. OrrMarti and Nick have inherited The Bully Pulpit Diner in Logland, Illinois, and their first Christmas season has town grounch, Louella Belle Simpson, as a regular customer. She poin...
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Vague Images
Elaine L. OrrBad enough that Jolie ends up in the emergency room because she tried to avoid hitting a deer. Worse to find a dead woman in the hospital restroom after Jolie gets patched up. As t...
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Aunt Madge and the Civil Election
Elaine L. OrrAunt Madge is horrified that her Jersey shore town will give big tax breaks to a huge resort. Ocean Alley will be swallowed up in a condo canyon. She runs for mayor to promote sens...
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New Lease on Death
Elaine L. OrrJolie always has her hands full appraising houses, running the food pantry, and enjoying her family. Enter Buck Brock an annoying landlord who likes to skimp on amenities and want...
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Holidays in Ocean Alley
Elaine L. OrrOpening your apartment door to see a woman sliding down it is distressing. Especially when that woman has a knife in her chest. How could a murderer be roaming the halls in the mid...
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First Four Jolie Gentil Mysteries
Elaine L. OrrThis set has the first four books in the Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery Series, set in the fictional Ocean Alley, NJ. Fiction you can share with your mom.The Jolie Gentil mystery series...
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When the Carny Comes to Town
Elaine L. OrrThough she never liked the idea of sitting on the plank above the dunk tank for the food pantry's fundraiser at the carnival, Jolie never dreamed what Scoobie saw that day would le...