Greater Weever Fish (Trachinus draco) — “Spider Fish” / “Scorpion Fish” in Popular Speech

Trachinus draco, commonly known in English as the greater weever fish, is a small coastal fish famous for its venomous spines and extremely painful sting. In Spanish it’s often called pez araña (“spider fish”) or sometimes “pez escorpión” in popular writing because it can inject venom. It may...