Mixed media, oil, acrylic. LA DONCELLA, a typical colorful fish from The Mediterranean Sea. Just beauty, that brings peace, and a sense to life.... The Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (doncella in Spanish) is a small, colorful fish in the family Labridae. It can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the northeast Atlantic Ocean from Sweden to Senegal. Common name: Maiden or Julia fish. Scientific name: Coris julis. Characteristics: Proteroginic hermaphroditism: Females when they reach a certain size can become males. The female and primary males have more dull and less bright brown colorations, when the females become males (secondary or terminal males) they acquire more vivid and striking reddish-orange colorations to attract the female's attention during the breeding season.
