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Lophius americanus  Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837
Taxonomic Serial No.: 164499

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Goosefish [English]
  
    monkfish [English]
  
    baudroie d'Amérique [French]
  
    American angler [English]
  
    rape americano [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderParacanthopterygii   
                            OrderLophiiformes  – baudroies, anglerfishes  
                               SuborderLophioidei   
                                  FamilyLophiidae Rafinesque, 1810 – anglerfishes, goosefishes, monkfishes, rapes pescadores, baudroies, rapes  
                                     GenusLophius Linnaeus, 1758 – rapes, monkfishes, baudroies  
                                        SpeciesLophius americanus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837 – Goosefish, monkfish, baudroie d'Amérique, American angler, rape americano  
       

 References
       
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  Source: CDP, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Goosefish[English], baudroie d'Amérique [French]   
       
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 27-Sep-2004, website (version 16-Sep-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Lophius americanus   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 2-Apr-2024, website (version 2-Apr-2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 02 Apr 2024   
  Reference for: Lophius americanus   
       
  Source: FAO AFSIS species list, 13-Sep-2023, database (version 13-Sep-23)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Lophius americanus, American angler [English], baudroie d'Amérique [French], rape americano [Spanish]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lophius americanus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Caruso, John H. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Goosefishes or Monkfishes: Family Lophiidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition   
  Page(s): 264-270   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-951-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lophius americanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Cuvier, G., and A. Valenciennes  
  Publication Date: 1837   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobiodes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées, vol. 12   
  Page(s): xxiv + 507   
  Publisher: F.G. Levrault   
  Publication Place: Paris, France   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2   
  Page(s): 159-248   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1092-6194   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lophius americanus, Goosefish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick  
  Publication Date: 1997   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of Chesapeake Bay   
  Page(s): xi + 324   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-638-7   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lophius americanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Lophius americanus, baudroie d'Amérique [French]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Page, Lawrence M., Katherine E. Bemis, Thomas E. Dowling, Héctor S. Espinosa-Pérez et al.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 37   
  Page(s): vii + 439   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781934874691, 0097-0638  
  Notes: doi: 10.47886/9781934874691   
  Reference for: Lophius americanus, baudroie d'Amérique [French], Goosefish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-0638   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lophius americanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20   
  Page(s): 183   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lophius americanus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Canada, Native  
 

 

    

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