Lipophris trigloides
קרנון גיבח
Size range: 3 - 6 cm
Maximum size: 13 cm
Habitat:
- Hard - Intertidal areas, wave-battered rocky shores
Water column position:
- Benthic
Colors & patterns:
- Basic coloration mostly olive-greyish (dependent on colour of substrate)
- 5-6 vertical bars from bases of dorsal fin onto side of body
- Spawning males dark brownish
- Lacks tentacle above the eyes
Behavior:
- Cryptic - crevices and troughs in steep walls
- Activity: Nocturnal, active during the day in the spawning season
- Shy
- Very inactive except during spawning
- Breathe air when out of water under rocks or seaweeds
Schooling characteristics:
- Solitary
Native
EM notes: description of special east Mediterranean characteristics.