Size range:10-17 cm

Common size: 15 cm.

Depth range: 5 -40 m

Habitat: Specify the title (Hard, Soft or Vegetation) and the type:

• Soft - sand
• sometimes on Vegetation - sea grass beds

Water column position:

• Benthic

Schooling characteristics:

• Small groups (??)

Colors & patterns:

• Transverse red-brown streaks on upper tail lobe, a wide band on lower lobe
• sometimes a brownish longitudinal line.
• two barbels
• pale body with light brown spots.

Behavior:

1. Whether the species is:

• Reef-associated - related to sites it inhabits

2. Activity:

• Diurnal (??)

3. Approach: (?)

• Indifferent

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

5. Feeding characteristic - Feeds on hypobenthic invertebrates, mainly crustaceans and, to a lesser extent, polychaetes .

Native/Exotic: Exotic

EM notes: description of special east Mediterranean characteristics.