Labridae

Ocellated wrasse

Symphodus ocellatus

Eighteen Point Five Centimeters Wrasse from the Atlantic Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and throughout the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. It inhabits areas with rocks and eelgrass at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). It feeds on various marine invertebrates.