Lophius americanus

"Bellows-fish" redirects here. For the fish with a long second spine on its dorsal fin, see Bellowsfish.
"Headfish" redirects here; not to be confused with Fish head.
"Satchel-mouth" redirects here. For other uses, see Satchel-mouth (disambiguation).

Lophius americanus
Temporal range: Pliocene-Recent,

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Lophius
Species:
L. americanus
Binomial name
Lophius americanus

Lophius americanus is a goosefish in the family Lophiidae, also called all-mouth, American anglerfish, American monkfish, bellows-fish, devil-fish, headfish, molligut, satchel-mouth, or wide-gape. It is native to the eastern coast of North America.

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