Monkfish


 * This article is about the fish caught through fishing. For the quest item, see Monkfish (quest item)

Introduction
Monkfish are a members only fish that require level 62 Fishing and successful completion of Swan Song to fish, and a Cooking level of 62 to cook. They give 120 fishing experience and 150 cooking experience. When consumed, monkfish restore 16 Hitpoints. Monkfish may be caught using a Small net in the Piscatoris Fishing Colony. They are a very popular high level food as they are significantly cheaper than Sharks but heal almost as much (4 less). Pures are able to do the Swan Song quest.

Monkfish give 10 more fishing experience per catch than Sharks, are caught faster (as fast as lobsters), and can be fished at a lower fishing level than Sharks. This makes monks a very efficient way of levelling up. In addition, they are lighter, so players engaging in a lot of running can run longer carrying monkfish rather than sharks. Swordfish cost more than monkfish even though swordfish heal 2 points less (14) than monkfish, because swordfish are in high demand in free worlds.

At level 89, players burn about 1 out of every 120 monkfish during cooking. Burning monkfish becomes much rarer after level 90 Cooking. At level 92 it becomes almost impossible. It is for this reason that players are advised to use the cook's range in Lumbridge under the level of 89, as this decreases the chance of burning. Cooking gauntlets seem to aid in the cooking of monkfish.

During the Swan Song quest, players must fish 'fresh' monkfish, an untradeable quest item.

Trivia

 * Monkfish is a reference to the number of different fish in the north-west Atlantic sea