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Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Goldsinny-wrasse
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Ctenolabrus: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m, usually 1 - 20 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 64°N - 30°N, 11°W - 42°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 4742)

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Dark spot on caudal peduncle and front end of dorsal fin (Ref. 35388).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

On rocky, weed-covered shores (1-50 m); larger specimens deeper than young. Feed on bryozoans, crustaceans and gastropods (Ref. 3397). Spawning takes place in summer when the male defends a territory (Ref. 35388). Used in salmon culture as cleaner fish (Helmut Tethmeyer, pers. comm.).

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Also Ref. 103751.

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Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 June 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
FAO - Fisheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 8.7 - 15, mean 10.4 °C (based on 380 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00470 - 0.02030), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.30-0.41; tmax=8; tm=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 23.4 [9.8, 44.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.219 [0.117, 0.469] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [15.8, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.411 [0.217, 0.794] g/100g; Selenium = 5.58 [2.50, 12.60] μg/100g; VitaminA = 109 [26, 541] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.778 [0.494, 1.400] mg/100g (wet weight);