Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Chimaeriformes
Carcharhiniformes
Batrachoidiformes
Gobiiformes
Syngnathiformes
Cichliformes
Gymnotiformes
Echinorhiniformes
Rhinopristiformes
Characiformes
Blenniiformes
Orectolobiformes
Centrarchiformes
Mugiliformes
Siluriformes
Acropomatiformes
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Lepisosteiformes
Myliobatiformes
Perciformes/Serranoidei
Tetraodontiformes
Carangaria/misc
Hexanchiformes
Salmoniformes
Dactylopteriformes
Galaxiiformes
Gobiesociformes
Trachichthyiformes
Perciformes/Cottoidei
Acanthuriformes

Acantholabrus palloni (Risso, 1810)

Description

Dark spot on upper part of caudal peduncle and in the end of the spiny part of the dorsal fin (Ref. 35388).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Acantholabrus

Species: Acantholabrus palloni (Risso, 1810)

Climate Zone

Temperate

Location

Eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Cape Lopez, Gabon and including Madeira, Azores and the Canary Islands. Also in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas.

Biology

Adults inhabit coastal waters near rocky or sandy bottoms. Feed on benthic invertebrates. Solitary (Ref. 2683). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Males build dish shaped nests and guard the eggs (Ref. 205).

Habitat

associated