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Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)

To FishBase images (<i>Symphodus melops</i>, by JJPhoto)

To FishBase images (Symphodus melops, by JJPhoto)

AphiaID

273571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273571)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Symphodus Rafinesque, 1810

Original name

Labrus melops Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Symphodus (Crenilabrus) melops (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 286 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273571 on 2025-05-07

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273571 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-01-08 11:20:45Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 286 [details] Available for editors

context source (Schelde) Breine, J.; Stevens, M.; Simoens, I.; Van den Bergh, E. (2008). A reference list of fish species for a heavily modified estuary and its tributaries: the River Schelde. Rapport van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, R.2008.4. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek: Groenendaal. 26 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]