Biology:Grey wrasse
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Short description: Species of fish
| Grey wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Symphodus |
| Species: | S. cinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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The grey wrasse (Symphodus cinereus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. It inhabits coastal waters, preferring beds of eelgrass at depths from 1 to 20 m (3.3 to 65.6 ft). It can reach 16 cm (6.3 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 8 cm (3.1 in). It is important to local peoples as a food fish and is popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Craig, M.T. (2015). "Symphodus cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T187714A44920795. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T187714A44920795.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187714/44920795. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Symphodus cinereus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Grey wrasse on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q533370 entry
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