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Lesser weever
Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)
AnimalsVertebratesAgnatha and bony fish lying on the bottom
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Kleines VipermännchenGerman (Germany)
- ViperqueiseGerman (Germany)
- Peces víboraEuropean Spanish
- Petite viveFrench (France)
- VipèreFrench (France)
- ViveFrench (France)
- Tracina viperaItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Trachinus vipera
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Sources
- FUSS Nathalie, ADER Denis, HUET Sylvie, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 02/08/2016 : Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/822
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/553
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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