Starry weever
| Starry weever | |
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| 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.