Trachinus draco, Greater weever : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758

Greater weever
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Trachinidae (Weeverfishes)
Etymology: Trachinus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal; profondeur 1 - 150 m (Ref. 6790), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 66°N - 27°N, 19°W - 42°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm 12.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); common length : 25.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3397); poids max. publié: 1.9 kg (Ref. 40637)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

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).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

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 Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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