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Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)
Lesser weever
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Trachinidae (Weeverfishes)
Etymology: Echiichthys: Greek, echieys, eos = a little viper + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Etymology: Echiichthys: Greek, echieys, eos = a little viper + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 50 m (Ref. 130224). Subtropical; 59°N - 20°N, 19°W - 36°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Atlantic: North Sea to the Mediterranean, Morocco and Madeira. Reported from the Canary Islands (Ref. 3397).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128593); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4645); max. published weight: 166.17 g (Ref. 128593)
Max length : 27.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128593); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4645); max. published weight: 166.17 g (Ref. 128593)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body elongate. Coloration grey-brown on the back and silvery-white on the sides. No spines in front of the eyes (Ref. 35388).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Littoral and benthic, on sandy, muddy or gravelly bottoms, from a few meters to about 150 m (in winter). Rest on the bottom, often buried with eyes and tip of first dorsal fin exposed. Considered as the most dangerous of the European weevers, both for its poison and for its frequent occurrence very near to beaches (Ref. 4675). There are venom glands on the first dorsal fin, which is totally black, and on the gill cover (Ref. 6790). Also Ref. 57406.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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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)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous (Ref. 4690)
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 7.3 - 16.1, mean 10.5 °C (based on 734 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 1.0020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00444 - 0.01078), b=3.06 (2.93 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 147 [78, 319] mg/100g; Iron = 1.21 [0.72, 2.22] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.5, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.306 [0.172, 0.539] g/100g; Selenium = 22 [10, 49] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.1 [14.1, 137.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.819 [0.532, 1.216] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.