Anglerfish vs. Monkfish

Anglerfishnoun

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which hve an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

Anglerfishnoun

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

Anglerfish

The anglerfish are fish of the teleost order Lophiiformes (). They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified luminescent fin ray (the esca or illicium) acts as a lure for other fish.

Monkfishnoun

Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.

Monkfishnoun

Angel sharks of the genus Squatina.

Monkfishnoun

The angel fish (Squatina).

Monkfishnoun

flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America

Monkfishnoun

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

Monkfishnoun

sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do