On the 29th of October 2018, one specimen of the spotted weever, Trachinus araneus measuring 47.3 cm in total length and weighting 968 g was captured by trammel net operating in Oran Bay (Kristel fishery) Western Algerian coast at 100 m depth. Up to date, this length is a new record of maximum length reached for this trachinid in the Mediterranean basin.; Dana 29. listopada 2018. g. ulovljen je jedan primjerak pauka crnca, Trachinus araneus Cuvier, čija je totalna dužina iznosila 47,3 cm, a masa 968 grama. Primjerak je ulovljen na dubini od 100 m u zaljevu Oran (zapadna alžirska obala). Ovo je dosada najveća zabilježena dužina za ovu vrstu u mediteranskom bazenu.