Description: Monkfish from Brazil.
This is Lophiodes beroe Caruso,1981. John Caruso has a publication showing some photos he took from the R/V Johnson Sea Link showing the characteristic white humeral spots. The spots were first observed using the Sea Link (Fig. 4, p. 1022) and have never been seen on preserved specimens.
J. H. Caruso, S. W. Ross, K. J. Sulak and G. R. Sedberry (2007) Deep-water chaunacid and lophiid anglerfishes (Pisces: Lophiiformes) off the south-eastern United States. Journal of Fish Biology. 70:1015–1026 Item Type: Image Title: Lophiodes beroe monkfish from Brazil Species: Lophiodes beroe Behaviour: resting on seabed near subsea equipment Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- BrazilRegions -- South America -- Brazil Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 622 Latitude: 22 deg 05' 43" S Longitude: 38 deg 05' 14" W Countries: Brazil -- Campos Basin Habitat: equipment and muddy seafloor Rig: Seisranger Project Partners: Subsea 7 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 13 July 2010
Item Type: Image Title: Monkfish Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Lophius piscatorius Behaviour: Swimming over seabed and Urchins Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007