Grey wrasse
Grey wrasse | |
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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) | |
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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
- ↑ Pollard, D. 2010. Symphodus cinereus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Symphodus cinereus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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