Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
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)

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Symphodus bailloni
[Baillon's wrasse]

Photo by Azevedo, J.M.N.

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

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Symphodus caeruleus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

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

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Symphodus cinereus
[Grey wrasse]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

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

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Symphodus doderleini
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

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

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Symphodus mediterraneus
[Axillary wrasse]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

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Symphodus melops
[Corkwing wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Symphodus ocellatus
[]

Photo by Koutsogiannopoulos, D.D.

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

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Symphodus roissali
[Five-spotted wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17.7 cm TL
Symphodus rostratus (Bloch, 1791)

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Symphodus rostratus
[Sublet]

Photo by Patzner, R.

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

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Symphodus tinca
[East Atlantic peacock wrasse]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

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

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Symphodus trutta
[Emerald wrasse]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Symphodus bailloni Baillon's wrasse Eastern Atlantic 20 SL 1839
Symphodus caeruleus Northeast Atlantic 21.5 SL 1999
Symphodus cinereus Grey wrasse Eastern Atlantic 16 TL 1788
Symphodus doderleini Mediterranean Sea and Mar 10 SL 1890
Symphodus mediterraneus Axillary wrasse Eastern Atlantic 18 SL 1758
Symphodus melops Corkwing wrasse Eastern Atlantic 28 SL 1758
Symphodus ocellatus Eastern Atlantic 18.5 TL 1758
Symphodus roissali Five-spotted wrasse Eastern Atlantic 17 SL 1810
Symphodus rostratus Sublet Eastern Atlantic 17.7 TL 1791
Symphodus tinca East Atlantic peacock wrasse Eastern Atlantic 44 SL 1758
Symphodus trutta Emerald wrasse Eastern Central Atlantic 18 TL 1834



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