Natal angler
Lophiodes insidiator
- Usual depth192–565 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 192–565 m · Deepest record: 566.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Natal angler, Natal monk, Natal Monkfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Nodogurohimeanko, ノドグロヒメアンコウ
- Korean
- 용아귀
- Simplified Chinese
- 南非擬鮟鱇, 鮟鱇
Other scientific names: Chirolophius crosnieri, Chirolophius insidiator, Chirolophius phycoides
Similar species
- Smooth angler
Lophiodes mutilus
- Hawaiian Goosefish
Lophiodes bruchius
- Endo's Anglerfish
Lophiodes endoi
- Malabar monkfish
Lophiodes gracilimanus
- Flowery goosefish
Lophiodes miacanthus
- Challenger monkfish
Lophiodes naresi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 90 open-data records from 1921 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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