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The Occurrence of a Second Species of Lophius in Northern European Waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Alwyne Wheeler ,
S. J. De Groot  and
H. Nijssen
Alwyne Wheeler
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), London SW7 5BD
S. J. De Groot
Affiliation:
Rijksinstituut voor Visserijonderzoek, Haringkade 1, Ijmuiden, Netherlands
H. Nijssen
Affiliation:
Institute of Taxonomic Zoology, University of Amsterdam, Plantage Middenlaan 53, Amsterdam —C, Netherlands
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A second species of angler-fish, Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807, is reported from British waters. This species has hitherto been reported only as far north as the Bay of Biscay. This is not thought to be an active extension of the range of this fish but to be due rather to failure to identify it, for specimens (misidentified as L. piscatorius) dating from the last century have been found in the British Museum (Natural History) collection.

The distinctive characters of both species are given.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , August 1974 , pp. 619 - 623
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1974

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