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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Trachinidae (Weeverfishes)
Etymology: Trachinus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough (Ref. 45335). More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 150 m (Ref. 6790), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 66°N - 27°N, 19°W - 42°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira and Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Ref. 6790). Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. published weight: 1.9 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Body elongate, length more than 6 times height. Greenish in upper parts, yellowish-white oblique stripes. Small 2-3 spines in front of each eye (Ref. 35388).

On sandy, muddy or gravelly bottoms, from a few meters to about 150 m. Rest on the bottom, often buried with eyes and tip of first dorsal fin exposed (Ref. 9988). At night they swim around freely, even pelagically (Ref. 35388). Feed on small invertebrates and fishes; chiefly nocturnal. Oviparous, eggs and larval stages pelagic (Ref. 4675). There are dark markings along the scales; the anterior dorsal fin is black and contains venomous spines. Utilized fresh and frozen; can be pan-fried, broiled, boiled and baked (Ref. 9988). Spawning takes place in June and August, pelagic eggs are 1 mm (Ref. 35388). Also Ref. 57406.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 4675).

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Roux, C., 1990. Trachinidae. p. 893-895. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6790)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Venomous (Ref. 4690)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5059 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00537 - 0.00852), b=3.01 (2.94 - 3.08), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.71 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758