Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Perciformes > Suborder Percoidei > Family Trachinidae > Genus Trachinus

Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Trachinus*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: dreqi merimangë i detit; peshk merimangë e zezë; ranxha me pika sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Catalan: aranya fragata sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Danish: plettet fjæsing sources: (1998). Multilingual illustrated dictionary of aquatic animals and plants. 2nd edition. Fishing News Books/Office for Official Publications of the European Communities: Luxembourg. ISBN 92-828-1886-1. 548, ill. pp.

Dutch: gevlekte pieterman sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

English: spotted weever; streaked weever sources: de Groot, B.; Dijkema, R.; Redant, F. (1988). Fish, shells and shellfish: an illustrated guide with descriptions, supply times and recipes of more than 400 sea and freshwater species [Vis, schelp- en schaaldieren: een geïllustreerde gids met de beschrijvingen, aanvoertijden en bereidingswijzen van ruim 400 soorten uit zee en zoet water]. Spectrum: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-274-20203. 180 pp.;Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Finnish: täplälouhikala sources: (1998). Multilingual illustrated dictionary of aquatic animals and plants. 2nd edition. Fishing News Books/Office for Official Publications of the European Communities: Luxembourg. ISBN 92-828-1886-1. 548, ill. pp.

French: vive araignée sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

German: Petermännchen; Spinnenqueise sources: (1998). Multilingual illustrated dictionary of aquatic animals and plants. 2nd edition. Fishing News Books/Office for Official Publications of the European Communities: Luxembourg. ISBN 92-828-1886-1. 548, ill. pp.

Greek: drákena; Αραχνοδράκαινα; δράκαινα sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;(1998). Multilingual illustrated dictionary of aquatic animals and plants. 2nd edition. Fishing News Books/Office for Official Publications of the European Communities: Luxembourg. ISBN 92-828-1886-1. 548, ill. pp.

Hebrew: דרקון עכבישי sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: tracina ragno sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Portuguese: peixe-aranha pontuado sources: (1998). Multilingual illustrated dictionary of aquatic animals and plants. 2nd edition. Fishing News Books/Office for Official Publications of the European Communities: Luxembourg. ISBN 92-828-1886-1. 548, ill. pp.

Spanish, Castillian: ananya; araña; escorpión sources: de Groot, B.; Dijkema, R.; Redant, F. (1988). Fish, shells and shellfish: an illustrated guide with descriptions, supply times and recipes of more than 400 sea and freshwater species [Vis, schelp- en schaaldieren: een geïllustreerde gids met de beschrijvingen, aanvoertijden en bereidingswijzen van ruim 400 soorten uit zee en zoet water]. Spectrum: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-274-20203. 180 pp.;Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.;(1998). Multilingual illustrated dictionary of aquatic animals and plants. 2nd edition. Fishing News Books/Office for Official Publications of the European Communities: Luxembourg. ISBN 92-828-1886-1. 548, ill. pp.

Swedish: fläckig fjärsing sources: (1998). Multilingual illustrated dictionary of aquatic animals and plants. 2nd edition. Fishing News Books/Office for Official Publications of the European Communities: Luxembourg. ISBN 92-828-1886-1. 548, ill. pp.

Tunisian Arabic: billem sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Turkish: kum trakonyasi

Literature

original description	Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. F. G. Levrault, Paris. v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase
FishBase images (Trachinus araneus, Italy, by Pillon, R.)

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127081