Symphodus Explained

Symphodus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• 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)