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Monkfish, Lophius piscatorius (100 cm)
Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway
A powerful monkfish photographed from underneath. Note the small bone-like pelvic fins that the fish uses to “walk” along the ocean floor. The monkfish is equipped with both a fishing “rod” and “lure” attached to its forehead. It is an excellent food fish and is caught too often before it has had a chance to breed. It has therefore been included on the WWF’s red list of species to be avoided as a food fish.
Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway
A powerful monkfish photographed from underneath. Note the small bone-like pelvic fins that the fish uses to “walk” along the ocean floor. The monkfish is equipped with both a fishing “rod” and “lure” attached to its forehead. It is an excellent food fish and is caught too often before it has had a chance to breed. It has therefore been included on the WWF’s red list of species to be avoided as a food fish.
- Copyright
- Magnus Lundgren, Phone +46 (0)708 753610 & mail, info@magnuslundgren.com Wild Wonders of Europe, www.wild-wonders.com
- Image Size
- 8466x5623 / 9.8MB
- www.magnuslundgren.com
- Contained in galleries
- SCANDINAVIA SEA, PELAGIC WONDERS
