Trachinus pellegrini Cadenat, 1937
Cape Verde weever
Trachinus pellegrini
photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP


 Family:  Trachinidae (Weeverfishes)
 Max. size:  20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal ; depth range - 150 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Nigeria, including the Canary Islands and Cape Verde (Ref. 6790). Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Inhabits rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms in littoral and coastal waters (Ref. 2683, 6790).
 Threatened: Not Evaluated  , (Ref. 36508)
 Dangerous:  harmless
 Country info:   
 
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