Species FAO code: ANG

Lophius americanus

Lophius americanus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Baudroie fr Lotte nl Zeeduivel nl Staartvis	–
Czech Republic	cs Ďas americký	–
Denmark	da Amerikansk havtaske	–
France	fr baudroie d'Amérique fr lotte	–
Hungary	hu amerikai ördöghal hu amerikai horgászhal	–
Italy	it Rana pescatrice atlantica	–
Lithuania	lt amerikinis jūrų velnias	–
Portugal	pt Tamboril	–
Slovenia	sl ameriška morska spaka	–
Spain	es Rape americano es Rape de Boston	Galicia: Peixe sapo americano Catalonia: Raps
Sweden	sv Amerikansk marulk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

ANF/04-N.

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

27.4 North Sea (Subarea IV) Norwegian waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

1000.0 t

DK

935.0 t

BE

37.0 t

NL

13.0 t

DE

15.0 t

Stocks (2021)

ANF/07.

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

27.7 Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII)

TAC

38123.0 t

Union

30033.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

IE

2775.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

DE

377.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

FR

21714.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

ES

1345.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

NL

438.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

BE

3384.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

Stocks (2021)

ANF/2AC4-C

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

27.4 North Sea (Subarea IV) United Kingdom and Union waters
27.2.a Norwegian Sea (Division IIa) United Kingdom waters

TAC

11972.0 t

Union

1644.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 30% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (ANF/*6AN58). — Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30’N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; International waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

FR

64.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 30% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (ANF/*6AN58). — Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30’N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; International waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

DK

688.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 30% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (ANF/*6AN58). — Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30’N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; International waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

BE

312.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 30% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (ANF/*6AN58). — Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30’N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; International waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

SE

8.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 30% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (ANF/*6AN58). — Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30’N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; International waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

DE

336.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 30% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (ANF/*6AN58). — Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30’N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; International waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

NL

236.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 30% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (ANF/*6AN58). — Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58°30’N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; International waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

Stocks (2021)

ANF/56-14

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

27.6 Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI)
27.14 East Greenland (Subarea XIV) international waters
27.12 North of Azores (Subarea XII) international waters
27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) United Kingdom and international waters

TAC

6377.0 t

Union

3889.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in: United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

NL

194.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in: United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

DE

230.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in: United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

BE

202.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in: United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

ES

216.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in: United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

FR

2485.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in: United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

IE

562.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in: United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

Stocks (2021)

ANF/8ABDE.

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

27.8.b Bay of Biscay / Central (Division VIIIb)
27.8.e West of Bay of Biscay (Division VIIIe)
27.8.a Bay of Biscay / North (Division VIIIa)
27.8.d Bay of Biscay / Offshore (Division VIIId)

TAC

10215.0 t

Union

10215.0 t

FR

8659.0 t

ES

1556.0 t

Stocks (2021)

ANF/8C3411

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

27.10 Azores Grounds (Subarea X)
34.1.1 Morocco Coastal Union waters
27.9 Portuguese Waters (Subarea IX)
27.8.c Bay of Biscay / South (Division VIIIc)

TAC

3672.0 t

Union

3521.0 t

ES

2934.0 t

FR

3.0 t

PT

584.0 t

Specific requirements that fishery products marketed in the EU shall meet. They include freshness and size categories.

Freshness categories

	A	B	Extra
Blood vessles (vental muscles) headed	Sharp outline; darkening of the blood	Diffuse and brown	Sharp outline and bright red
Flesh	Less elastic	Slightly soft (flaccid), less elastic; waxy (velvety) and dull surface	Firm and elastic; smooth surface
Gills	Less coloured; transparent mucus	Brown/grey becoming discoloured; thick, opaque mucus	Bright colour; no mucus
Peritoneum (in gutted fish)	Slightly dull; can be detached from flesh	Speckled; comes away easily from flesh	Smooth; bright; difficult to detach from flesh
Smell of gills and abdominal cavity	No smell of seaweed; neutral smell	Fermented; slightly sour	Seaweedy
Eye	Convex and slightly sunken; black dull pupil; slightly opalescent cornea	Flat; opalescent cornea; opaque pupil	Convex (bulging); black, bright pupil; transparent cornea
Skin	Pigmentation bright but not lustrous	Pigmentation in the process of becoming discoloured and dull	Bright, iridescent pigment (save for redfish) or opalescent; no discolouration
Skin mucus	Slightly cloudy	Milky	Aqueous, transparent

Size categories

Size	weight/fish
1 whole, gutted	≥ 8.0 kg
1 head removed	≥ 4.0 kg
2 whole, gutted	≥ 4.0 \| < 8.0 kg
2 head removed	≥ 2.0 \| < 4.0 kg
3 whole, gutted	≥ 2.0 \| < 4.0 kg
3 head removed	≥ 1.0 \| < 2.0 kg
4 whole, gutted	≥ 1.0 \| < 2.0 kg
4 head removed	≥ 0.5 \| < 1.0 kg
5 whole, gutted	≥ 0.5 \| < 1.0 kg
5 head removed	≥ 0.2 \| < 0.5 kg

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

Distribution maps

Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Lophius americanus

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Lophius americanus

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Lophius americanus

Scientific name

Lophius americanus

Author

Valenciennes, 1837

Rank

Species

FAO code

ANG

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderLophiiformes
  - FamilyLophiidae
    - GenusLophius
      - SpeciesLophius americanus

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - Other
        0302 89 50 — Monkfish (Lophius spp.)
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - Other
        0303 89 65 — Monkfish (Lophius spp.)
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - Other
        0304 89 60 — Monkfish (Lophius spp.)
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        Other
        0304 99 65 — Monkfish (Lophius spp.)

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