Starry weever

Starry weever
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Trachinoidei
Family: Trachinidae
Genus: Trachinus
Species: T. radiatus
Binomial name
Trachinus radiatus
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms

The starry weever, Trachinus radiatus, is a fish of the Trachinidae family,[1] widespread in the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to the Gulf of Guinea, and probably further south; it is also known from the Mediterranean Sea. A marine subtropical fish, it grows up to 50 cm in length.

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