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Etymology: Ctenolabrus: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m, usually 1 - 20 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate, preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 64°N - 30°N, 11°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 4742)
Dark spot on caudal peduncle and front end of dorsal fin (Ref. 35388).
On rocky, weed-covered shores (1-50 m); larger specimens deeper than young. Feed on bryozoans, crustaceans and gastropods (Ref. 3397). Spawning takes place in summer when the male defends a territory (Ref. 35388). Used in salmon culture as cleaner fish (Helmut Tethmeyer, pers. comm.).
Also Ref. 103751.
Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.2 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.30-0.41; tmax=8; tm=2).
Prior r = 0.94, 2 SD range = 0.73 - 1.21, log(r) = -0.06, SD log(r) = 0.12, Based on: 2 K, 1 tgen, 1 tmax, records
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100) .