Ocellated wrasse

Ocellated wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Labrinae
Genus: Symphodus
Species: S. ocellatus
Binomial name
Symphodus ocellatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Labrus ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Labrus ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous)
  • Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Labrus ocellatus Forsskål, 1775 (ambiguous)
  • Crenilabrus ocellatus (Forsskål, 1775) (ambiguous)
  • Symphodus ocellatus (Forsskål, 1775) (ambiguous)
  • Symphodus ocellatus ocellatus (Forsskål, 1775) (ambiguous)
  • Labrus reticulatus Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Crenilabrus bertini Pras, 1961

The ocellated wrasse, Symphodus ocellatus, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and throughout the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. It inhabits areas with rocks and eelgrass at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It feeds on various marine invertebrates. This species can reach 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Symphodus ocellatus

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D. 2010. Symphodus ocellatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Symphodus ocellatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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