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Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Symphodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 50 m (Ref. 121253). Subtropical; 47°N - 21°N, 11°W - 42°E
Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Morocco including the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 11.7, range 12 - 15.2 cm
Max length : 44.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397); common length : 25.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397); edad máxima reportada: 15 años (Ref. 4742)
Espinas dorsales (total): 15; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 11; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 12
Adults are found near rocks mainly in eel-grass beds, sometimes in salty lagoons. Often gregarious. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Nest of seaweed built and kept by male with one or more females spawning. Feed on sea urchins, ophiuroids, bivalves, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 4742). Rate of growth is slow (Ref. 4742). Undergoes sex reversal (Ref. 4742).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous (Ref. 205). One male makes a nest of seaweed for one or more females to spawn in (Ref. 4742). Undergoes sex reversal (Ref. 4742).
Quignard, J.-P. and A. Pras, 1986. Labridae. p. 919-942. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4742)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Comercial
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