Symphodus

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Symphodus
Symphodus rostratus.jpg
S. rostratus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Symphodus
Rafinesque, 1810 [1]
Type species
Symphodus fulvescens
Rafinesque, 1810 [2]
Synonyms [3]

Symphodus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. [4]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: [4]

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References

  1. Rafinesque Schmaltz, C. S. (1810). "XXX. G. Symphodus". Caratteri di Alcuni Nuovi Generi e Nuove Specie di Animali e Piante della Sicilia. Palermo: Sanfilippo. p. 41.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Symphodus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Symphodus in FishBase . August 2019 version.