Grey wrasse

Grey wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Labrinae
Genus: Symphodus
Species: S. cinereus
Binomial name
Symphodus cinereus
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Labrus cinereus Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Crenilabrus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  • Symphodus cinereus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  • Labrus griseus J. F. Gmelin, 1789
  • Crenilabrus griseus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
  • Crenilabrus staitii Nordmann, 1840
  • Symphodus cinereus staitii (Nordmann, 1840)

The grey wrasse, Symphodus cinereus, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. It inhabits coastal waters, preferring beds of eelgrass at depths from 1 to 20 m (3.3 to 65.6 ft). It can reach 16 cm (6.3 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 8 cm (3.1 in). It is important to local peoples as a food fish and is popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D. 2010. Symphodus cinereus. 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 cinereus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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