| Labridae (Wrasses) |
| 18 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 6 years |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 10 m |
| Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Portugal; also eastern Greenland. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 18-20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-7; Anal spines: 4-6; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Snout with 5-10 pores. Upper lip with 5-7 folds. Rows of scales on cheek 3-5, on inter-operculum 2 (7-11) scales, on temporo-occipital surface 5-8. Vertebrae 32-34. Preoperculum edge serrated. One row of scales on base of soft part of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 232). No black spots on the body or fins (Ref. 35388). |
| Adults are found in eel-grass beds near rocks. Feed on small invertebrates (Ref. 4742). Eggs are laid in the summer in a seaweed nest (Ref. 35388). Males grow faster than females (Ref. 4792). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Used in salmon culture as cleaner fish (Helmut Tethmeyer, pers. comm.). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 September 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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