Ornate wrasse
📖 Overview
Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds. Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups. Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans . Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism . Eggs are pelagic .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Ornate wrasse is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ornate wrasse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Ornate wrasse is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Ornate wrasse is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 150 m , usually 1 - 50 m . Subtropical; 18°C - 25°C ; 46°N - 1°S, 32°W - 36°E south of Cape Lopez, Gabon and including the islands of Azores, Madeira, Canary, São Tomé and Annobon.
🌿 Ecology
small mollusks and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Ornate wrasse · Parrotfish · Turkish Wrasse · peacock wrasse |
| 🏳️Catalan | Fadrí |
| 🌍CES | kněžík paví |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Regnbuegylte |
| 🇩🇪German | Meerpfau |
| 🌍ELL | Γαργαλίκι · Γαϊτανάκι · Γαϊτανούρι · Γραβανάς · Γυαλίνα · Κόρνος · Μπλαβόγυλο · Ραβανάς · Φιάμουλα |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | riikinkukkohuulikala |
| 🇫🇷French | Girelle paon · Girelle-paon |
| 🌍HEB | טווסון ים-תיכוני |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Vladika · Vladika albanska · Vladika arbanaška |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | pávahal |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Donzella pavonina |
| 🌍LIT | Raštuotoji talasoma |
| 🌍MLT | Bulhudi · Lhudi · Ruzan · Tirda tal-passa · Tork |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Pauwlipvis |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Nazwa polska · Talasoma pawia |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bodião-ornato · Bodião-verde · Rainha · Viola |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Павлинья талассома |
| 🌍SLV | Pavji knez |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Fredi · Pez verde · Señorita Pavo Real |
| 🌍SQI | Peshk pallua · peshk i stolisur · peshku pallua |
| 🌍SRP | владика |
| 🌍TUR | Gün · Gün Balığı · gun baligi |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorichthys pavo | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Chloricthys pavo | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Julis blochii | Valenciennes | 1839 | Synonym |
| Julis pavo | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Julis squami-marginatus | Bowdich | 1825 | Synonym |
| Julis squamismarginatus | Bowdich | 1825 | Synonym |
| Julis turcica | Risso | 1827 | Synonym |
| Julis turcica lemniscata | Lowe | 1843 | Synonym |
| Julis turcica torquata | Lowe | 1843 | Synonym |
| Julis turcicia | Risso | 1827 | Synonym |
| Julis unimaculata | Lowe | 1841 | Synonym |
| Julis unimaculata lineolata | Lowe | 1841 | Synonym |
| Julis unimaculata taeniata | Lowe | 1841 | Synonym |
| Julis vulgaris | Valenciennes | 1843 | Synonym |
| Labrus donzella | Rafinesque | 1810 | Synonym |
| Labrus imperialis | Rafinesque | 1810 | Synonym |
| Labrus leo | Rafinesque | 1810 | Synonym |
| Labrus pavo | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Labrus syriacus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Thalassoma parvo | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Thalassoma pavo lemniscata | Lowe | 1843 | Synonym |
| Thalassoma pavo taeniata | Lowe | 1841 | Synonym |
| Thalassoma pavo torquata | Lowe | 1843 | Synonym |
| Thalassoma unimaculatum | Lowe | 1841 | Synonym |
| Thallasoma pavo | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
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