Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Ocellated wrasse male. Photo by © Dalibor Andres. wildcroatia.net)
Ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depth of 1-30 meters. It prefers to swim in the coastal area close to a rocky bottom covered with sea grass. The maximum recorded length is 12 cm. Males are brighter than females. It feeds on bryozoans, worms, shrimps, amphipods.
(Ocellated wrasse female. Photo by © Rick Stuart-Smith. reeflifesurvey.com)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) in other languages as follows:
Buzoçi me “sy” (Albanian), Очилата зеленушка (Ochilata zelenushka) (Bulgarian), Ματολαπίνα (Matoljapina) (Greek), Sifton enoni (Hebrew), Tordo (Spanish), Tordo ocellato (Italian), Augenfleck-Lippfisch (German), Wargacz plamisty (Polish), Bodião-de-pinta (Portuguese), Глазчатая зеленушка (Glazchataja zelenushka) (Russian), Martinka (Serbian, Croatian), Benekliçırçır balığı (Turkish), Crénilabre ocellé (French).