Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean Sea and from Arcachon basin to Gibraltar.
Found in littoral areas, in eel-grass beds, sometimes on soft bottoms (1-20 m), often in lagoons and estuaries with plenty of vegetation and detritus.
Often in aggregation.
Feed on shrimps, amphipods, isopods, small gastropods and bivalves.
Females spawn in a nest built and guarded by the male.
Males grow faster than females.
Oviparous.
Low to moderate vulnerability.
Very expensive.
Synonymised taxa:
Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean Sea and from Arcachon basin to Gibraltar.
Found in littoral areas, in eel-grass beds, sometimes on soft bottoms (1-20 m), often in lagoons and estuaries with plenty of vegetation and detritus.
Often in aggregation.
Feed on shrimps, amphipods, isopods, small gastropods and bivalves.
Females spawn in a nest built and guarded by the male.
Males grow faster than females.
Oviparous.
Low to moderate vulnerability.
Very expensive.
Synonymised taxa:
Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
