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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Percoidei
Family: Trachinidae Weeverfishes

Genus: Trachinus

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829

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Trachinus araneus
[Spotted weever]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Trachinus armatus Bleeker, 1861

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Trachinus armatus
[Guinean weever]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Trachinus collignoni Roux, 1957

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Trachinus collignoni
[Sailfin weever]
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Trachinus cornutus
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758

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Trachinus draco
[Greater weever]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Trachinus lineolatus Fischer, 1885

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Trachinus lineolatus
[Striped weever]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Trachinus pellegrini Cadenat, 1937

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Trachinus pellegrini
[Cape Verde weever]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829

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Trachinus radiatus
[Starry weever]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Trachinus araneus Spotted weever Eastern Atlantic 45 SL 1829
Trachinus armatus Guinean weever Eastern Atlantic 35 TL 1861
Trachinus collignoni Sailfin weever Eastern Atlantic 15 TL 1957
Trachinus cornutus Southeast Pacific 1848
Trachinus draco Greater weever Eastern Atlantic 53 TL 1758
Trachinus lineolatus Striped weever Eastern Atlantic 15 TL 1885
Trachinus pellegrini Cape Verde weever Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1937
Trachinus radiatus Starry weever Eastern Atlantic 50 TL 1829



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