Five-spotted wrasse

The five-spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to Morocco and through the coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. This species inhabits rocky areas usually within beds of eelgrass at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It can reach 17 cm (6.7 in) in standard length, though usually not more than 12 cm (4.7 in). This species is sought by local peoples as a food fish and can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Division:Teleostei

Order:Labriformes

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Five-spotted wrasse
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Symphodus
Species:	S. roissali
Binomial name
Symphodus roissali (A. Risso, 1810)
Synonyms[2]
Lutjanus roissali A. Risso, 1810 Crenilabrus roissali (A. Risso, 1810) Labrus oculusperdix Rafinesque, 1810 Lutjanus alberti A. Risso, 1810 Labrus aeruginosus Pallas, 1814 Crenilabrus aeruginosus (Pallas, 1814) Labrus capistratus Pallas, 1814 Crenilabrus capistratus (Pallas, 1814) Crenilabrus tigrinus A. Risso, 1827 Crenilabrus arcuatus A. Risso, 1827 Crenilabrus quinquemaculatus A. Risso, 1827 Symphodus quinquemaculatus (A. Risso, 1827)

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