When it is recorded
Jan856
Feb2,328
Mar4,077
Apr1,944
May75
Jun390
Jul740
Aug2,733
Sep3,379
Oct540
Nov3,187
Dec567
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | — | 4 | |
| 2 | Dorset | England | 3 | |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | England | 2 | |
| 4 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 2 | |
| 5 | Highland | Scotland | 1 | |
| 6 | Somerset | England | 1 | |
| 7 | Fife | Scotland | 1 | |
| 8 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 1 | |
| 9 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 1 | |
| 10 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 1 | |
| 11 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 1 |
146 England90 Scotland58 Wales441 Northern Ireland25 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 20,901
- Peak month
- March
- Counties with records
- 11
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Lophius piscatorius
- Also known as
- sea monkfish
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,051
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Lophiidae
- Genus
- Lophius
- Name with authority
- Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 39
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q205015 · GBIF 2415075