Axillary wrasse

Axillary wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Labrinae
Genus: Symphodus
Species: S. mediterraneus
Binomial name
Symphodus mediterraneus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Perca mediterranea Linnaeus, 1758
  • Crenilabrus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lutjanus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Labrus serpentinus Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Labrus coeruleovittatus Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Labrus unimaculatus J. F. Gmelin, 1789
  • Lutjanus massiliensis Lacepède, 1802
  • Lutjanus brunnichii Lacepède, 1802
  • Crenilabrus brunnichii (Lacepède, 1802)
  • Labrus pittima Rafinesque, 1810
  • Crenilabrus boryanus A. Risso, 1827
  • Crenilabrus nigrescens A. Risso, 1827
  • Crenilabrus pictus R. T. Lowe, 1838

The axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Azores and Madeira to the coasts of Portugal to Morocco and then along the coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This species can be found in eelgrass beds at depths from 1 to 50 m (3.3 to 164.0 ft). It can reach 18 cm (7.1 in) in standard length, though most do not exceed 12 cm (4.7 in). This species is important to local peoples as a food fish and is also sought as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D. & Afonso, P. 2010. Symphodus mediterraneus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Symphodus mediterraneus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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