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 extant species in this genus are:[1]

Species Common name Image
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

Fossil species

The following fossil species are 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