Symphodus doderleini

Size range: 8-9 cm (max: 11 cm)

Common size: ?

Depth range: 5-30 m (max: 50 m)

Habitat:

  • Vegetation - Posidonia sea grass mainly
  • Hard - occasionally on rocky bottoms

Water column position:

  • Benthic / Supra-benthic

Schooling characteristics:

  • Solitary

Colors & patterns: white longitudinal stripe, with darker belly, and another longitudinal dark stripe along the dorsal fin.

Small black spot on the upper part of caudal peduncle, which is sometimes hidden by a dark longitudinal stripe above the white one.

Background color is reddish-brown.

  • Special patterns: when sexually active, background color is nearly red.

Behavior:

  1. Whether the species is:
  • Reef-associated, Cryptic (sea grass beds)

2. Activity:?

  • Diurnal
  • Nocturnal
  • Both
  • Crepuscular

3. Approach:

  • Shy - usually stays at a distance

4. Unique behavior: A concise description of any unique behavior (breeding, nesting, cleaning etc.).

5. Feeding characteristic - invertebrates: bryozoans, worms, small mollusks, and amphipods

Native/Exotic: Native


EM notes: not commonly observed in our visual surveys.