Monkfish are found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from the Grand Banks and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence south to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. They can tolerate a wide range of temperatures and depths, from inshore waters down to nearly 3,000 feet. Monkfish migrate seasonally to spawn and feed.

Can you still buy monkfish?

Monkfish is typically available in stores as deboned and deveined fillets or tails and is rarely sold whole. … Monkfish is an incredibly versatile seafood to cook.

Why should you not eat monkfish?

May 25, 2007 — The FDA today warned consumers not to buy or eat monkfish because it may actually be puffer fish containing a potentially lethal toxin called tetrodotoxin.