Lophius budegassa Blackbellied Angler

Lophius budegassa is commonly referred to as Blackbellied Angler. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

4916 

AphiaID:

126554 

Scientific:

Lophius budegassa 

German:

Schwarzer Seeteufel 

English:

Blackbellied Angler 

Category:

Onkijakalat 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Lophiiformes (Order) > Lophiidae (Family) > Lophius (Genus) > budegassa (Species) 

Initial determination:

Spinola, 1807 

Occurrence:

West Sahara, Tunesien, Straße von Gibraltar, the Black Sea, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Greece, Israel, Morocco, Namibia, Northern Africa, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

Sea depth:

70 - 1013 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

19.69" - 39.37" (50cm - 100cm) 

Weight:

5 kg 

Temperature:

48.2 °F - 13,5 °F (9°C - 13,5°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Nekton 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lophius americanus
• 
  Lophius budegassa
  Schwarzer Seeteufel
• Lophius gastrophysus
• Lophius litulon
• 
  Lophius piscatorius
  Seeteufel
• Lophius vaillanti
• Lophius vomerinus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-12-26 19:53:07 

Last edit:

2026-03-30 19:14:45 

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