Open AccessA new maximum length of the spotted weever, Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829 (Perciformes: Trachinidae) from Western Mediterranean (Oran Bay)
Author(s) -
Lotfi Bensahla Talet,
Ahmed Bensahla-Talet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta adriatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1846-0453
pISSN - 0001-5113
DOI - 10.32582/aa.61.2.10
Subject(s) - bay , perciformes , araneus , fishery , mediterranean climate , mediterranean sea , geography , oceanography , biology , geology , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , archaeology
On the 29th of October 2018, one specimen of the spotted weever, Trachinus araneus measuring 47.3 cm in total length and weighting 968 g was captured by trammel net operating in Oran Bay (Kristel fishery) Western Algerian coast at 100 m depth. Up to date, this length is a new record of maximum length reached for this trachinid in the Mediterranean basin.