Wikipedia: Lophius
Members of the genus Lophius, also sometimes called monkfish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, and sea-devils, are various species of lophiid anglerfishes found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Lophius is known as the “monk” or “monkfish” to the North Sea and North Atlantic fishermen, a name which also belongs to Squatina squatina, the angelshark, a type of shark. The North European species is Lophius piscatorius, and the Mediterranean species is Lophius budegassa.
     
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Rajeev Dassani
@dassanir
So good! Really recommend Monkfish they call it the “poor mans lobster” but I have to say, it’s really a delicious fish… (and not expensive at all! It’s just tricky to find, I’ve only been able to get it at the Hmart on Western in LA) - also Delicata is the BEST!
4:21 PM · Jul 19, 2022
 
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Jay Sindab
@JaySindab
I do like the poor mans lobster (monkfish), but Wahoo is soo much better!
10:51 PM · Jul 21, 2022
 
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Aural_Exciter
@ExciterAural
MonkFish (poor mans lobster)
8:06 PM · Nov 27, 2022
     
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KSAT 12
@ksatnews
Turns out, the toothy aquatic animal is a monkfish, which is known as the “tenderloin of the sea” or “poor man’s lobster.”
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Toothy fish seen in H-E-B seafood department is actually known as ‘poor man’s lobster’
One shopper at a San Antonio H-E-B recently snapped a photo of a unique-looking fish in the seafood department but it was the mouth full of sharp teeth that caught the customer’s attention, not the…
2:00 PM · Jul 15, 2023
 
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Ben
@roll_dmg
Went to the grocery store earlier and picked up a good cut of monkfish (poor man’s lobster) going to wrap it in bacon and cook it up this week! (It is an absolutely ugly bastard but tastes great)
10:17 PM · Jul 23, 2023