10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LESSER WEEVER»
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lesser weever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Advances in Marine Biology APL
3. Clinical problem Injuries inflicted by weeverfishes are not uncommon (see
references, Russell and Emery, 1960). Stings by the lesser weever usually occur
when the unfortunate bather treads upon the dorsal spines of one of these fish
while ...
Frederick Stratten Russell, 2011
2
A History of British Fishes
William Yarrell. ACANTHOPTERYGII. PERCIDE. LESSER WEEVER, OTTER-
PIKE, STING-FISH. Trachinus vipera, Cuv. et VALENc. Hist. Nat- des Poiss. t. iii. p
. 254. ,, draco, Common Weaver, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. 226, pl. 32. ,, ,, ,, ,,
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Sea Fishing Properly Explained
The greater weever is an inshore AND deep water fish – BOAT ANGLERS
BEWARE! If you hook a greater weever, carefully cut your line and let the weever
drop back into the sea. 29. Lesser Weever The tiny LESSER WEEVER (
Trachinus ...
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The annals and magazine of natural history, zoology, botany ...
On the Stinging property of the Lesser Weever-fish (Trachinus Vipera.). By
George James Allman, Esq. In a Letter to Wm. Thompson, Esq., Vice-Pres.
Natural History Society of Belfast. Bandon, August 20, 1840. My Dear Sir, I have
lately had ...
5
Fishing Up the Moon: Norfolk Seafood Cookery: The Year of a ...
One of their greatest predators is the lesser weever (Trachinus vipera), a small
silver and black fish with a distinctive yellow mark on the tail, and an even more
distinctive set of black barbs on its back and gill covers. The barbs contain a
poison ...
... in the spine as a means of defence by having it attached to a poison gland.
Most of these venomous fishes are sluggish, bottom- dwelling, creatures. A
number— among them, the Greater Weever, the Lesser Weever, the Father-
lasher, and ...
7
Exploring the Camel Estuary
Michael Kent, Adrian Langdon. Lesser weever fish - half buried in sand with
retracted fin (left): fin raised (right) Surfer at ft? . By-the-wind -sailor (above).
Polzeath. After an Atlantic storm, when giant rollers reach the shallow waters just
off ...
Michael Kent, Adrian Langdon, 2007
There are several species of weaver (usually spelt weever) fish, and two are
found in the seas around Britain — the lesser weever, Trachinus vipera, grows up
to five inches long and is very common; the larger species, Trachinus draco, ...
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Annals & Magazine of Natural History
THE ANNALS AND MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. MY DEAR SIR, I HAVE
lately had an opportunity of making some observations on the reputed stinging
power of the Lesser Weever (Trachinus Vipera), and the result, I think, may tend
to ...
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Annals and Magazine of Natural History
THE ANNALS MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. XX.—On the Stinging
property of the Lesser Weever-fish (Trachinus Vipera.). By Gsoaen JAMES
ALLMAN, Esq. In a Letter to WM. THOMPSON, Esq., Vice-Pres. Natural History
Society of ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LESSER WEEVER»
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lesser weever is used in the context of the following news items.
Attack of the sea monsters: With beaches swimming in perils from …
A small, long-bodied fish with eyes at the top of the head and poisonous spines. Most human contact is with the lesser weever, up to 5in long. «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
Beach holidays: Of course it's safe to go back in the water
The lesser weever fish lies buried in sandy shallows and has sharp spines laced with venom along its dorsal fin; stepping on one can result in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
Dozens of swimmers poisoned by weever fish after warm weather …
Echiichthys vipera, or the lesser weever, grows to around six inches long. It lives in shallow waters from Morocco to the English Channel and ... «Daily Mail, Aug 10»
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Unseen danger: The lesser weever has venomous spines, seen in the top left of Dozens of swimmers poisoned by weever fish after warm ... «Daily Mail, Aug 10»
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Unseen danger: The lesser weever has venomous spines, seen in the top left of Dozens of swimmers poisoned by weever fish after warm ... «Daily Mail, Aug 10»
