East Atlantic peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca (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.
Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758), mâle et femelles - Banyuls-sur-Mer, Sec de Rédéris : 07/80
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Open encyclopedia reference
The East Atlantic peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Spain to Morocco and in the coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. This species lives around rocks surrounded by eelgrass and can also be found in brackish waters in lagoons. It occurs at depths from 1 to 50 m (3.3 to 164.0 ft). This species can reach 44 cm (17 in) in standard length, though most grow no larger than 25 cm (9.8 in). This species is sought as a game fish and is also important to local peoples as a food fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, East Atlantic peacock wrasse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:52:51.965637+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- East Atlantic peacock wrasse
- 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 tinca (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 melops (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Labrus polychrous Pallas, 1814 Pallas, 1814 | synonym |
| Labrus tinca Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Lutjanus lapina (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Symphodus (Crenilabrus) tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Labrus lapina Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
| Crenilabrus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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=273575 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.
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:53PKJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.