Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 35 - 200 m (Ref. 5292). Subtropical
Eastern Atlantic: Including Madeira and the Mediterranean; barely touching into the northernmost portion of the area, if at all.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50675)
Found in deep rocky areas. Feed on crabs, gastropods and polychaetes (Ref. 4742).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Quignard, J.-P. and A. Pras, 1986. Labridae. p. 919-942. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4742)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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