Lophius budegassa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lophius budegassa lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lophius budegassa
Group	Bony fish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Lophiiformes
Family	Lophiidae

Where does the lophius budegassa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lophius budegassa in 6 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lophius budegassa endangered?

The lophius budegassa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lophius budegassa?

The lophius budegassa (Lophius budegassa) is a ray-finned fish in the order Lophiiformes and the family Lophiidae, genus Lophius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lophius budegassa

Lophius budegassa, the blackbellied angler or blackbellied monkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lophiidae, the goosefishes, monkfishes and anglers. This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lophius budegassa (revision 1355357104), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1579480 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).