Devil anglerfish
Lophius vomerinus
Lophius vomerinus, commonly known as devil anglerfish or cape monk, is a species of anglerfish in the Lophiidae family. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1837. The species is known from Durban, South Africa as well as northern Namibia where it is found in Indian and Atlantic Oceans on the depths of 150–400 metres (490–1,310 ft). Sightings of it have also been recorded on Cape of Good Hope. The common length is 50 centimetres (20 in) but...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 104804.