| Remarks |
Labrisomus conditus is a territorial bottom-dweller in rocky shores and is found among algae and in crevices at depths from 0.5 to 6 m. Females and juveniles dwell most often on sandy substrata near rocks (Mendes 2006). Feeds mostly on crustaceans (crabs, amphipods) and molluscs (snails, bivalves). On occasions it may follow a foraging Muraena pavonina Richardson (Sazima et al. 2007, N= 2) and very occasionally seeks the cleaning stations of Elacatinus phthirophagus Sazima, Carvalho-Filho & Sazima (IS pers. obs., N= 1). Labrisomus conditus is a territorial fish (Mendes 2006) like other species within the genus (Sazima et al. 2002). Breeding males in the process of attracting females display reddish head and dark bands on lighter background (Mendes 2006), a trait also recorded for L. cricota and L. nuchipinnis (Sazima et al. 2002, Gibran et al. 2004). |