Duration of refuge residence by goldsinny, Ctenolabrus rupestris

The duration of residence at identifiable refuges in separate territories w as assessed over an 800-d period for the goldsinny Ctenolabrus rupestris, a territorial labrid (Osteichthytes: Perciformes: Labridae), on the west coa st of Scotland. Goldsinny (N = 12; seven male, five female) were taken from , ragged and returned to, marked refuges using anaesthetics applied underwa ter. Over the whole study period two goldsinny (one male, one female) moved between adjoining territories, but most (eight out of the ten recaptured o r observed) remained in the refuge in which they were released.