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Generally, color reflects sexual dimorphism. Females and juveniles are grey-greenish or brownish, fading to a silvery color on the belly. Between immature males and mature females there are almost no differences in color. Males are more brightly colored, especially in the breeding season. Pale green,
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Head is generally longer than body depth. Dorsal fin is very long and reaches almost to the tail. Both sexes have a small dark spot at base of caudal fin and a dark blotch just above pectoral fin. Also, many darker spots on the body form 3 or 4 longitudinal stripes.
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regarding its taste and aroma - meat is soft, tender and very tasty. Unfortunately, larger specimens are rare. Smaller fish can be pan fried or made as part of mixed fish soup. Larger specimens are barbecued or prepared as part of mixed fish stew.
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In recreational fishing, it is often caught on light rod and reel, hand line or small longline. It is not very picky about bait and will gladly grab a small chunks of fish, prawns, paste and even bread.
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Body is oval and laterally flattened. Mouth is rather small, more or less protrusive, with rather strong canine-like teeth. There are a few cephalic pores on the snout; lips are with 6-9 folds.
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954:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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561:on Sealife Collection
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496:20 November
330:Description
138:Labriformes
928:Categories
832:Q106407618
557:Photos of
452:References
409:waters in
306:waters in
939:Symphodus
443:is often
396:Black Sea
354:game fish
320:food fish
316:game fish
296:Black Sea
166:Species:
159:Symphodus
104:Kingdom:
98:Eukaryota
872:10571438
826:Wikidata
701:10758273
657:FishBase
588:Wikidata
528:FishBase
407:brackish
403:eelgrass
394:and the
362:aquarium
324:aquarium
304:brackish
300:eelgrass
294:and the
236:Forsskål
207:Synonyms
198:Linnaeus
148:Labridae
144:Family:
118:Chordata
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108:Animalia
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71:IUCN 3.1
906:ZooBank
859:2383636
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594:Q325591
436:Cuisine
417:Fishing
411:lagoons
388:Morocco
374:Habitat
364:trade.
326:trade.
308:lagoons
288:Morocco
200:, 1758)
154:Genus:
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276:wrasse
257:, 1814
255:Pallas
238:, 1775
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787:Plazi
696:IRMNG
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636:53PKJ
384:Spain
382:from
284:Spain
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880:ITIS
854:GBIF
761:OBIS
735:NCBI
722:IUCN
709:ITIS
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