Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Remark: See nomenclatural details in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).
Comments: Adults are found near rocks and eel-grass beds.  A nest of seaweed (<i>Cystoseria</i>) built and kept by male.  Feed on bryozoans, hydroids, tubicolous, worms, shrimps, amphipods and mollusks.  Males grow faster than females (Ref. 4742).  Undergoes sex reversal (Ref. 4742).  Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).