Lophius budegassa

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Lophius budegassa, commonly known as the blackbellied angler or blackbellied monkfish, is a bottom-dwelling anglerfish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, notable for its large head, camouflaged body, and predatory lure.

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Label Occurrences
Lophius budegassa canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anglerfish ⓘ
marine organism ⓘ
species of fish ⓘ
benthosAssociation demersal ⓘ
bodyColor dark belly ⓘ
camouflageType benthic camouflage ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName blackbellied angler ⓘ
blackbellied monkfish ⓘ
diet cephalopods ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
distribution Mediterranean basin ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Basin

northeastern Atlantic ⓘ
ecologicalRole predator ⓘ
environment saltwater ⓘ
family Lophiidae ⓘ
feedingType ambush predator ⓘ
fishingMethod bottom trawling ⓘ
genus Lophius ⓘ
habitat Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasBodyPart camouflaged body ⓘ
esca (lure tip) ⓘ
illicium (fishing lure) ⓘ
large head ⓘ
wide mouth ⓘ
hasSymmetry bilateral symmetry ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle bottom-dwelling ⓘ
locomotion fins ⓘ
order Lophiiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation large mouth for suction feeding ⓘ
lure used to attract prey ⓘ
skeletonType bony skeleton ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
trophicLevel carnivore ⓘ
uses food fish ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lophiidae → hasNotableSpecies → Lophius budegassa ⓘ