Biology:Symphodus

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Symphodus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839) (Baillon's wrasse)
  • Symphodus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999)
  • Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (grey wrasse)
  • Symphodus doderleini D. S. Jordan, 1890
  • Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (axillary wrasse)
  • Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) (corkwing wrasse)
  • Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (ocellated wrasse)
  • Symphodus roissali (A. Risso, 1810) (five-spotted wrasse)
  • Symphodus rostratus (Bloch, 1791) (pointed-snout wrasse)
  • Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) (East Atlantic peacock wrasse)
  • Symphodus trutta (Lowe 1834) (Emerald wrasse)

The following fossil species are also known:

  • Symphodus salvus Bannikov, 1986 - Middle Miocene (Langhian) of Moldova[2][3]
  • Symphodus woodwardi (Kramberger, 1891) - Middle Miocene (Langhian) of Croatia[3]
  • Symphyodus westneati Carnevale, 2015 - Middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Austria[3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2019861 entry