Talk:Monkfish

Monastery?
Does anyone know the truth of the following reference? Seems bogus to me, and I can't find a mention of it with a google search. I'm going to revert unless someone produces a reference to a credible source.

Monkfish gather and live in groups called "brotherhoods" and make "monasteries" to live in out of living clam shells.

Yea doesn't seem right for either species of monkfish. Bull Bell (talk) 22:36, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Redirect correct?
Why does Goosefish redirect here? Anglerfish makes it sound like they're two different kinds of shallow-water anglerfish. A: it seems that goosefish is a general name for all these species. --Andrew 09:03, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)

I've noticed the general mistaken identity on the net and else where between The Angler Fish (Lophius Piscatorius or Breiflabb (NO)) and the Monk Fish / Angel Shark (Squatina Squatina or Havengel (NO)). Its taken me a while to find the difference myself but certainly the Angel Shark looks far more like a Monks Hood (hence the name monk fish) than the Angler Fish does! Why exactly do the two seem to be called the same thing?! -Phil

The original monkfish (angel shark) is called that because of its hood like appearance supposedly. There are several differing opinions on why angler fish are called monkfish including being bycatch that was given away to monasteries and to improve the value of the fish, as angler fish or sea devil had negative connotations. Bull Bell (talk) 22:39, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Origin of name
These strange fish got their name from Monks who used to go to the docks and ask for the ugly fish that the fishermen would throw away. Little did they know that the difficult to get meat is most comprable to Lobster. 151.204.31.157 21:46, Jan 10, 2006 (UTC)

NO MERGE
Dont Merge this article as the two fish are of different species.

Merge with Anglerfish
As proposed three weeks ago, I merged Monkfish with Anglerfish. Read the monkfish page first, to see the explanation of the relationship of the name, and then the anglerfish page to see that all your favorite information has been preserved.

Don't merge ever
OK this has happened a couple of times but it is incorrect and has been reverted...to explain "anglerfish" is the wider group, "monkfish" refers to the subset of anglerfishes of the genus Lophius. Thus the amalgamation is inappropriate.Tullimonstrum 10:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

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In Asia?
Monkfish appears on some Korean restaurant menus. I've had it in a spicy stew, the tail cut crosswise. Is this the same species as the monkfish of the North Atlantic? Squidfryerchef (talk) 05:49, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

In New Zealand the name monkfish is used for the species Kathetostoma giganteum — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.213.110.4 (talk) 12:31, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

Monkfish In Its Natural Environment Erroneous?
I believe the second photo of the monkfish in its natural environment is actually a a ray of some sort. I do not believe that this photo should be included in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.75.23.31 (talk) 15:57, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Sustainability Minded?
What does Sustainability Minded mean? I think this sentence needs further explanation, as the phrase itself is loaded. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.117.196.229 (talk) 17:37, 6 February 2009 (UTC)