The five-spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to Morocco and through the coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. This species inhabits rocky areas usually within beds of eelgrass at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft).

Five – spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depth of 1-30 meters. It prefers to swim close to a rocky bottom in sea grass thickets. The maximum recorded length is 17 cm, specimens up to 12 cm long are more common.