Labridae

Five-spotted wrasse

Symphodus roissali

Seventeen Centimeters Wrasse of the Mediterranean Sea

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

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).