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weever

Bottom-dwelling fish with powerful poison spines on first dorsal fin and gill covers; eyes large and placed on top of head, mouth oblique; typically lives partly buried in sandy bottoms feeding on small fishes and crustaceans. (Genus: Trachinus. Family: Trachinidae.)

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iWeevers

Lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Trachinidae
Genera

Trachinus
Echiichtys
See text for species.

Interaction with humans

Most human stings are inflicted by the lesser weever which habitually remains buried in sandy areas of shallow water and is thus more likely to come into contact with bathers than other species (such as the greater weever which prefer deeper water).

Weever stings have been known to penetrate wet suit boots even through a rubber sole (if thin) and it is recommended that bathers and surfers wear sandals or wetsuit boots with a relatively hard sole and avoid sitting or "rolling" in the shallows.

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