n.
[鱼类]美洲鮟鱇 (Lophius americanus) [亦称作 angler, anglerfish, allmouth, lotte, monkfish]
n.
[鱼类]美洲鮟鱇 (Lophius americanus) [亦称作 angler, anglerfish, allmouth, lotte, monkfish]
noun
any of a family (Lophiidae) of pediculate fishes with a large flattened head, a fringe of flaps along each side of the lower jaw, head, and body, and a long stalk on the head with a flap of flesh at the tip for attracting preyespecially: monkfish
The first known use of goosefish was in 1807
1 Monkfish, also called goosefish, are subject of a major East Coast fishery.
2 Monkfish, also known as goosefish, are predatory fish that camouflage themselves on the ocean bottom and can grow to be about 5 feet long.
3 Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.
4 They sometimes call it a goosefish, because it attacks wild geese, but the right name is fishing-frog or angler.