Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Five-spotted wrasse. Photo by © Jordi Regàs. cibsub.cat)
Five–spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depth of 1-30 meters. It prefers to swim close to a rocky bottom in sea grass thickets. The maximum recorded length is 17 cm, specimens up to 12 cm long are more common. It feeds on mollusks, shrimps, sea urchins.
(Five-spotted wrasse. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. wikipedia.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of five–spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali) in other languages as follows:
Buzoçi pesëpikësh (Albanian), Петниста лапина (Petnista lapina) (Bulgarian), Τιγρολαπίνα (Tigroljapina) (Greek), Planchita (Spanish), Tordo maculato (Italian), Fünffleckiger Lippfisch (German), Skrzelówka (Polish), Bodião-manchado (Portuguese), Губан–перепёлка (Guban–perepjolka) (Russian), Kosirica (Serbian, Croatian), Bıldırcınçırı balığı (Turkish), Crénilabre à cinq taches (French).