Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: East Atlantic peacock wrasse
Comments: Adults are found near rocks mainly in eel-grass beds, sometimes in salty lagoons.  Often gregarious.  Oviparous (Ref. 205).  Nest of seaweed built and kept by male with one or more females spawning.  Feed on sea urchins, ophiuroids, bivalves, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 4742).  Rate of growth is slow (Ref. 4742).  Undergoes sex reversal (Ref. 4742).