Lesser weever: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser weever lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Echiichthys vipera
Group	Bony fish
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Trachinidae

Where does the lesser weever live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser weever in 8 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the lesser weever?

The lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Trachinidae, genus Echiichthys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser weever

The lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera) is a venomous weever of the family Trachinidae, in the order Perciformes, and the class Actinopterygii. It is generally found on the sandy sea beds of the open sea, near the shore. Lesser weevers may sting swimmers badly if disturbed in the water, and fishermen when they clean their fishing nets.

The lesser weever grows up to 27.7 cm (10.9 in) long, but generally less than 10 cm (3.9 in), with an elongated body. Its color can be described as greyish-brown on the back and silvery-white on the sides. It has no spines in front of its eyes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser weever (revision 1324303351), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1470652 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).