Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Symphodus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyLabrinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusSymphodus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesSymphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Symphodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus doderleini Jordan, 1890 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus roissali (Risso, 1810) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus trutta (Lowe, 1834) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphodus rostratus (Bloch, 1791) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| East Atlantic peacock wrasseSymphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Labrus rone Ascanius, 1772 Ascanius, 1772 | synonym |
| Labrus tesselatus Bloch, 1792 Bloch, 1792 | synonym |
| Symphodus (Crenilabrus) melops (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Crenilabrus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Labrus cornubius Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Labrus gibbus Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Labrus goldsinny Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Labrus melops Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Lutjanus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Lutjanus norvegicus Bloch, 1791 Bloch, 1791 | synonym |
| Lutjanus norwegicus Bloch, 1791 Bloch, 1791 | synonym |
| Labrus gibbosus Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Labrus venosus Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Crenilabrus gibbus (Gmelin, 1789) (Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273571 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53PK9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.