APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- dorsal view 1

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- side view 1

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- in container 1

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- in container 2

Specimen above netted in shallow water SW of Lariggan Rocks, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall. 27.03.12.

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- juvenile in shell sand 1

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- juvenile in shell sand 2

Juvenile specimen above was found on sieving sand at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.08.17.

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- fish in aquarium 1

Specimen above photographed at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon. 16.01.06.

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- spines on gill flap 1

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- dorsal spines 1

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- dorsal spines 2

Lesser weever fish
Echiichthys vipera
- Ceratothoa steindachneri a parasitic isopod 1

Specimen above and the parasitic isopod Ceratothoa steindachneri were found at Hayle, Cornwall. 13.08.13.

Scientific and European Names:
Echiichthys vipera, Lesser weever, Lesser weever fish, Viperqueise, Kleine pieterman, Petite vive, Peces víbora, Tracina vipera.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.