Family

Trachinidae

4 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Trachinidae

Lesser Weever

Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)

Echiichthys vipera, the lesser weever, is a small venomous fish found in northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal sandy seabeds.

Spotted Weever

Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829

Trachinus araneus, the spotted weever, is a venomous subtropical fish with minor commercial importance found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Greater Weever

Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758

Trachinus draco, the greater weever, is a venomous benthic marine fish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean seas.

Starry Weever

Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829

Trachinus radiatus, the starry weever, is a venomous fish with distinct physical features and colour patterning, reaching up to 50 cm long.

Related Families

Labridae 192 species Gobiidae 185 species Pomacentridae 183 species Serranidae 122 species Blenniidae 87 species Chaetodontidae 82 species Percidae 67 species Scaridae 56 species

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