Genus FAO code: MNZ

Lophius

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Commercial designations
Conservation measures
Marketing standards
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Angler de Lotte de Seeteufel	–
Belgium	fr Baudroie fr Lotte nl Zeeduivel nl Staartvis	–
Bulgaria	bg Морски дявол	–
Croatia	hr grdobine	–
Cyprus	el είδος πεσκαντρούλλας	–
Germany	de Angler de Seeteufel de Lotte	–
Greece	el Είδος Πεσκανδρίτσας	–
Hungary	hu horgászhal hu ördöghal hu szerzetes hal	–
Ireland	en Monkfish species ga Speicis láimhíneach	–
Latvia	lv Jūrasvelni	–
Lithuania	lt paprastieji jūrų velniai	–
Portugal	pt Tamboril	–
Slovenia	sl morske spake	–
Spain	es Rape	Asturias: Pixin Balearic Islands: Rap Valencia: Rap Galicia: Peixe sapo Basque Country: Sapo Catalonia: Raps

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

DE

15.0 t

BE

37.0 t

NL

13.0 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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

Stocks (2021)

ANF/2AC4-C

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

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

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).

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).

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).

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).

Stocks (2021)

ANF/56-14

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) United Kingdom and international waters
27.12 North of Azores (Subarea XII) international waters
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

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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.e West of Bay of Biscay (Division VIIIe)
27.8.b Bay of Biscay / Central (Division VIIIb)
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

ES

1556.0 t

FR

8659.0 t

Stocks (2021)

ANF/8C3411

Lophiidae

Fishing areas

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

TAC

3672.0 t

Union

3521.0 t

PT

584.0 t

ES

2934.0 t

FR

3.0 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

Scientific name

Lophius

Rank

Genus

FAO code

MNZ

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderLophiiformes
  - FamilyLophiidae
    - GenusLophius

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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