Demersal fish · Habitat 70–800 m

Blackbellied angler (monkfish)

Lophius budegassa

  • ESRape negro
  • FRBaudroie rousse
  • ARأبو شص
  • Trade nameRape / Lotte

Monkfish from the deeper shelf and slope. Buyers mainly want the tails: firm, boneless meat that holds its shape when cooked. Spain, France and Italy are the key markets.

Frozen · Fresh Mauritania · Available
Blackbellied angler (monkfish) (Lophius budegassa)
Specification

Graded and packed to your order.

Grades
Tails: 0.2–0.50.5–11–22–44 kg +
Presentation
Tails (headless) · whole
Frozen / packing
Frozen · fresh on ice
Available as
Frozen · Fresh
By air
Fresh by air to Europe · How it works
Origin
Mauritania · FAO area 34 (Eastern Central Atlantic)
Trade name
Rape / Lotte

Typical grades · packed to your specification. Volumes and seasons vary; ask us for current availability.

The finished product

What arrives at your port.

Product photos of blackbellied angler (monkfish) (frozen, graded and packed) coming soon.

Fadi Hamayda
Your contact in Mauritania

Fadi Hamayda Managing Director

Tell us the grade, presentation, volume and destination port for blackbellied angler (monkfish). We check what the plants can supply this season and come back to you with an offer.