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Vagueta (Symphodus mediterraneus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-19, DD 60
2022-07-19
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About this work
Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. This species of wrasse is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Azores and Madeira to the coasts of Portugal to Morocco and then along the coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Found in eelgrass beds at depths from 1 to 50 m (3.3 to 164.0 ft) it can reach 18 cm (7.1 in) in standard length, though most do not exceed 12 cm (4.7 in). This species is a food fish, game fish and can also be found in the aquarium trade. Axillary wrasses are oviparous, males are nest-makers and it feeds mainly on mollusks, gastropods, bivalves, tubicolous worms, chitons, sea urchins and bryozoans.
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