Corkwing wrasse
| Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Labridae (Wrasses) |
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| Order: | Eupercaria/misc | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Corkwing wrasse | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco and the Azores. Also known from the western Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. | |||
| Adult biology: | This schooling, territorial fish occurs in the littoral zone, near rocks and eel-grass beds, also in lagoons. In summer ripe females show short ovipositor. Seaweed nest built by male among rocks or in crevices. Sex reversal sometimes observed. Feed on mollusks, hydroids, bryozoans, worms and various crustaceans (Ref. 4742). Males grow faster than females (Ref. 4742). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anterior half of tail covered with melanophores. Melanophores along the whole length of the anal fin. No crescent-shapedarrangement of the melanophores on the head. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 63°N - 28°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. |
Entered by: Froese, Rainer |
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