| Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Labridae (Wrasses) | ( not available ) | ||
| Order: | Eupercaria/misc | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | East Atlantic peacock wrasse | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Morocco including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. | |||
| Adult biology: | 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). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Many melanophores on the postanal ventral primordial fin. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 47°N - 21°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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