Centrolabrus melanocercus

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Centrolabrus melanocercus
Symphodus melanocercus.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Centrolabrus
Species:
C. melanocercus
Binomial name
Centrolabrus melanocercus
(Risso, 1810)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lutjanus melanocercusRisso, 1810
  • Crenilabrus melanocercus(Risso, 1810)
  • Symphodus melanocercus(Risso, 1810)

Centrolabrus melanocercus, the black-tailed wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the wrasse family Labridae which is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. [2]

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Taxonomy

Terminal phase Symphodus melanocercus, Rocher de la Garde imported from iNaturalist photo 4086574.jpg
Terminal phase

This species was formally described in 1810 as Lutjanus melanocercus by Antoine Risso with the type locality given as Saint Hospice near Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean coast of France. [3] This species was regarded as a member of the genus Symphodus but meristic and behavioural data placed it closer to the rock cook than the sexually dimorphic paternal nesting fishes in Symphodus. [4]

Biology

This species prefers areas with rocks or eelgrass at depths from 1 to 25 m (3.3 to 82.0 ft). It can reach 14 cm (5.5 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 11 cm (4.3 in). [2]

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D. (2014). "Symphodus melanocercus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T187756A49024608. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T187756A49024608.en . Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Centrolabrus melanocercus". FishBase . August 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lutjanus melanocercus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Almada, Vítor; Almada, Frederico; Henriques, Miguel; et al. (2001). "On the phylogenetic affinities of Centrolabrus trutta and Centrolabrus caeruleus (Perciformes: Labridae) to the genus Symphodus: molecular, meristic and behavioural evidences". Arquipélago – Life and Marine Sciences. 19A: 85–92.
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