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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses

Genus: Symphodus

(See list of species below)



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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dubosc, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Symphodus bailloni
[Baillon's wrasse]

Photo by Azevedo, J.M.N.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
Symphodus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999)

Photo by Azevedo, J.M.N.
 
Symphodus caeruleus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Symphodus cinereus
[Grey wrasse]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Mediterranean Sea and Mar
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Symphodus doderleini Jordan, 1890

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Symphodus doderleini
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Symphodus mediterraneus
[Axillary wrasse]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Symphodus melops
[Corkwing wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Symphodus ocellatus
[]

Photo by Koutsogiannopoulos, D.D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Symphodus roissali (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Koutsogiannopoulos, D.D.
 
Symphodus roissali
[Five-spotted wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Symphodus rostratus (Bloch, 1791)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Symphodus rostratus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 44 cm SL
Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Symphodus tinca
[East Atlantic peacock wrasse]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Symphodus trutta (Lowe, 1834)

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Symphodus trutta
[Emerald wrasse]
11 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Symphodus
(Wrasses)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1839 Symphodus bailloni Baillon's wrasse Eastern Atlantic 20 SL
1999 Symphodus caeruleus Northeast Atlantic 21.5 SL
1788 Symphodus cinereus Grey wrasse Eastern Atlantic 16 TL
1890 Symphodus doderleini Mediterranean Sea and Mar 10 SL
1758 Symphodus mediterraneus Axillary wrasse Eastern Atlantic 18 SL
1758 Symphodus melops Corkwing wrasse Eastern Atlantic 28 SL
1758 Symphodus ocellatus Eastern Atlantic 12 SL
1810 Symphodus roissali Five-spotted wrasse Eastern Atlantic 17 SL
1791 Symphodus rostratus Eastern Atlantic 14.3 SL
1758 Symphodus tinca East Atlantic peacock wrasse Eastern Atlantic 44 SL
1834 Symphodus trutta Emerald wrasse Eastern Central Atlantic 18 TL



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