monkfish

noun3

1. •
   Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.

   • I’ve had the good luck to cook monkfish on both sides of the Atlantic. The European monkfish is Lophius piscatorius, while our western Atlantic brand is Lophius americanus. — 2008
2. •
   An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.
3. •
   A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).