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Sailfin weever

The sailfin weever, Trachinus collignoni, is a fish of the family Trachinidae, order Perciformes, and class Actinopterygii. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic along the tropical coast of west Africa, Gabon and Congo, probably further north and south. Marine tropical fish, up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length.

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Sailfin weever
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Trachinidae
Genus: Trachinus
Species:
T. collignoni
Binomial name
Trachinus collignoni
Roux, 1957

The sailfin weever, Trachinus collignoni, is a fish of the family Trachinidae, order Perciformes, and class Actinopterygii. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic along the tropical coast of west Africa, Gabon and Congo, probably further north and south. Marine tropical fish, up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length.2

References

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E.; de Bruyne, G. & de Morais, L. (2015). "Trachinus collignoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21132662A42691949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21132662A42691949.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachinus collignoni". FishBase. February 2018 version.