Symphodus doderleini is a species of wrasse native to the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea through the Sea of Marmara. It can be found in beds of eelgrass at depths of from 2 to 40 m (6.6 to 131.2 ft), and can reach 10 cm (3.9 in) in standard length.

Symphodus doderleini was first described in 1890 by the American ichthyologist and zoologist David Starr Jordan (1851-1931). It inhabits the depth of 2-40 meters. It prefers to swim in sea grass thickets. The maximum recorded length is 10 cm. It feeds on worms, bryozoans, small mollusks. (Symphodus doderleini. Photo by © Jeff Dubosc. fishbase.org)