Green gill

Latin: Symphodus melops

Size:

25 cm

Levested:

Among algae in shallow water.

Distribution:

From Morocco northwards to mid-Norway. Mediterranean and western parts of the Baltic Sea.

Food:

Crustaceans and mussels, especially mussels.

Facts about green gill

A characteristic feature of the green wrasse is the dark, kidney-shaped spot behind the eye and a dark spot at the root of the tail. Like all the other wrasse species in Norway, greenlings can change sex. Large female fish can change sex and become male fish.

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