Symphodus
Genus of fishes
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Symphodus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[4]
| Symphodus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| |
| S. rostratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Labrinae |
| Genus: | Symphodus Rafinesque, 1810[1] |
| Type species | |
| Symphodus fulvescens Rafinesque, 1810[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
Species
The currently recognized extant species in this genus are:[4]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Symphodus bailloni
(Valenciennes, 1839) |
Baillon's wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus caeruleus
(Azevedo, 1999) |
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| Symphodus cinereus
(Bonnaterre, 1788) |
grey wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus doderleini
D. S. Jordan, 1890 |
.jpg) | |
| Symphodus mediterraneus | axillary wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus melops | corkwing wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus ocellatus | ocellated wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus roissali
(A. Risso, 1810) |
five-spotted wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus rostratus
(Bloch, 1791) |
pointed-snout wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus tinca | East Atlantic peacock wrasse | .jpg) |
| Symphodus trutta
(Lowe 1834) |
Emerald wrasse | .jpg) |
Fossil species
The following fossil species are known:
- †Symphodus salvus Bannikov, 1986 - Middle Miocene (Langhian) of Moldova[5][6]
- †Symphodus woodwardi (Kramberger, 1891) - Middle Miocene (Langhian) of Croatia[6]
- †Symphyodus westneati Carnevale, 2015 - Middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Austria[6][7]
