Goldsinny-wrasse
| Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Labridae (Wrasses) |
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| Order: | Eupercaria/misc | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Goldsinny-wrasse | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea. | |||
| Adult biology: | 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.). | |||
| Diagnosis: | One large melanophore above the anus, in the middle of the ventral contour, and in the urostyle region.No dorsal melanophores. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 64°N - 30°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. |
Entered by: Froese, Rainer |
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