Symphodus ocellatus

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Symphodus ocellatus (ocellus -i m. [a (little) eye; a darling). is the Latin name for a type of fish, common in the Mediterranean Sea. Its Greek name is "χειλού", which means "she with the big lips" (apparently because of the fish's appearance).

  • Family:Labridae (Wrasses)
  • Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
  • Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
  • Max. size: 12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4742)
  • Environment:reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 – 30 m
  • Climate: subtropical; 47°N - 30°N, 6°W - 42°E
  • Importance:aquarium: commercial
  • Resilience:High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months
  • Distribution:Gazetteer Eastern Atlantic: throughout the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
  • Biology: Found near rocks and eel-grass beds. A nest of seaweed (Cystoseria) built and kept by male. Feeds on bryozoans, hydroids, tubicolous, worms, shrimps, amphipods and mollusks.
  • Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 53964)
  • Dangerous:harmless
  • Coordinator:Westneat, Mark

Main Ref:Quignard, J.-P. and A. Pras. 1986. (Ref. 4742)


[edit] References

www.fishbase.org [1]


[edit] External Links

Fish living in the greek seas [2]

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