Striped weever

Striped weever
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Trachinoidei
Family: Trachinidae
Genus: Trachinus
Species: T. lineolatus
Binomial name
Trachinus lineolatus
Fischer, 1885
Synonyms
  • Trachinus draco (non Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Trachinus radiatus (non Cuvier, 1829)

The Striped weever, Trachinus lineolatus, is a fish of the Trachinidae family. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Guinea-Bissau to São Tomé Island and Gabon. Marine tropical demersal fish, up to 15 cm length.

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