Symphodus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Species The currently recognized extant species in this genus are: +SpeciesCommon nameImageSymphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839)Baillon's wrasseSymphodus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999)Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)grey wrasseSymphodus doderleini D. S. Jordan, 1890Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)axillary wrasseSymphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)corkwing wrasseSymphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)ocellated wrasseSymphodus roissali (A. Risso, 1810)five-spotted wrasseSymphodus rostratus (Bloch, 1791)pointed-snout wrasseSymphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)East Atlantic peacock wrasseSymphodus trutta (Lowe 1834)Emerald wrasse
Fossil species The following fossil species are known:
†Symphodus salvus Bannikov, 1986 - Middle Miocene (Langhian) of Moldova †Symphodus woodwardi (Kramberger, 1891) - Middle Miocene (Langhian) of Croatia †Symphyodus westneati Carnevale, 2015 - Middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Austria
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