Author: Carreras-Carbonell, Pascual & Macpherson, 2007
Comments: Adults inhabit similar habitats to <i>Tripterygion tripteronotus</i>, shallow rocky shores to 6 m, 
  preferably between 0 and 3 m; in light-exposed and shady biotopes dominated by algal communities (e.g. <i>Corallina elongata</i>, <i>Cladophora</i> spp., <i>Litophyllum</i> spp., <i>Enteromorpha</i> spp.).  Nests are usually situated in sciaphyl habitats dominated by 
  steep rocky zones, without arborescent algae (Ref. 58124).  Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240).  Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).