Saltwater
Ocellated wrasse
Symphodus ocellatus
Labridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 18.5 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 152 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Albania, Algeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, and 19 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults are found near rocks and eel-grass beds. A nest of seaweed (Cystoseria) built and kept by male. Feed on bryozoans, hydroids, tubicolous, worms, shrimps, amphipods and mollusks. Males grow faster than females. Undergoes sex reversal. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Crenilabrus bertini
- Crenilabrus ocellatus
- Labrus ocellaris
- Labrus ocellatus
- Labrus reticulatus
- Symphodus ocellaris
In other languages
- Tordosnultra, Ögonsnultra
- Øjeplettet savgylte
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.