Species FAO code: TOZ

Echiichthys vipera

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr pauk žutac	–
Cyprus	el δράκαινα el δράκαινα [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera]	–
Denmark	da Lille fjæsing	–
France	fr petite vive [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera]	–
Malta	en Lesser weever [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera] it Tracina vipera [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera] mt Sawt [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera] mt Traċna lixxa [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera]	–
Spain	es Salvariego [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera]	Balearic Islands: Aranyó [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera] Catalonia: Aranyó [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera] Galicia: Faneca brava [Trachinus vipera synonym for Echiichthys vipera]
Sweden	sv Mindre fjärsing	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)

Scientific name

Echiichthys vipera

Author

(Cuvier, 1829)

Rank

Species

FAO code

TOZ

Morphological description

Body elongate. Coloration grey-brown on the back and silvery-white on the sides. No spines in front of the eyes (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyTrachinidae
    - GenusEchiichthys
      - SpeciesEchiichthys vipera

Synonyms

Echeiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)
Trachinus vipera Cuvier, 1829
Trachinus horridus Gronow, 1854

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)

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