Family Trachinidae - Weeverfishes

  Order
:
  Class
:
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
  No. of Genera in Ref
:
1
  No. of Species in Ref
:
8
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Black Sea (and off Chile?). Elongate body. Second dorsal fin long. Pelvic fins before pectoral fins. Anal fin long. Gill cover spine and spines of first dorsal fin bearing venomous glands. Vertebrae 34-43. Burrowing in sand. To 45 cm maximum size in Trachinus araneus.
  Etymology
:
Greek, trachys = rough ( Ref. 45335).
  Division
:
Marine
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref
:
  Coordinator
:

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