Symphodus melops Corkwing, Corkwing Wrasse, Gilt-head

Symphodus melopsis commonly referred to as Corkwing, Corkwing Wrasse, Gilt-head. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 273571

Scientific:: Symphodus melops
German:: Goldmaid
English:: Corkwing, Corkwing Wrasse, Gilt-head

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Symphodus (Genus) > melops (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Tunesien, Straße von Gibralta, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Azores, Belgium, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Greece, Israel, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2.76" - 11.02" (7cm - 28cm)
Temperature:: 8,8 °F - 17,2 °F (8,8°C - 17,2°C)
Food:: Algae, Amphipods, Cnidaria, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Hydrozoa polyps, Insects, Invertebrates, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea squirts, Sea weed, Sediment feeder, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos
Tank:: 329.97 gal (~ 1500L)
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-17 20:10:19
Last edit:: 2024-04-09 19:32:00

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Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

Synonymised names
Crenilabrus gibbus (Gmelin, 1789) · unaccepted
Crenilabrus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Labrus cornubius Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Labrus gibbosus Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted
Labrus gibbus Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Labrus goldsinny Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted
Labrus melops Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Labrus rone Ascanius, 1772 · unaccepted
Labrus tesselatus Bloch, 1792 · unaccepted
Labrus venosus Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Lutjanus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Lutjanus norvegicus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted
Lutjanus norwegicus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Symphodus (Crenilabrus) melops (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation

Scientific paper

Northern refugia and recent expansion in the North Sea: the case of the wrasse Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758), Joana I. Robalo; Rita Castilho; Sara M. Francisco; Frederico Almada; Halvor Knutsen; Per E. Jorde; Ana M. Pereira; Vitor C. Almada, 2012
The activity of macrophage aggregates in the liver of flounder (Platichthys flesus) and wrasse (Symphodus melops) is associated with tissue damage, Katja Broeg, 2010
Development of twelve microsatellite loci in the corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops), Halvor Knutsen; Hanne Sannæs, 2009
Protein carbonyls and antioxidant defenses in corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) from a heavy metal polluted and a PAH polluted site, Bethanie Carney Almroth; Joachim Sturve; Eiríkur Stephensen; Tor Fredrik Holth; Lars Förlin, 2008
Susceptibility of corkwing wrasseSymphodus melops, goldsinny wrasseCtenolabrus rupestis, and Atlantic salmonSalmo salarsmolt, to experimental challenge withVibrio tapetisandVibrio splendidusisolated from corkwing wrasse, Øivind Bergh; Ole B. Samuelsen, 2007
The neutral red lysosomal retention assay and Comet assay on haemolymph cells from mussels (Mytilus edulis) and fish (Symphodus melops) exposed to styrene, Emina Mamaca; Renee K. Bechmann; Sigfryd Torgrimsen; Endre Aas; Anne Bjørnstad; Thierry Baussant; Stéphane Le Floch, 2005
The efficacy of a single intraperitoneal injection of oxolinic acid in the treatment of bacterial infections in goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) and corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) studied under field and laboratory conditions, O. B. Samuelsen; P. G. Kvenseth; J. H. Andreassen; L. Torkildsen; A. Ervik; Ø. Bergh, 2003
Nest Building and Mating in Relation to Male Size in Corkwing Wrasse,Symphodus Melops, Ingebrigt Uglem; Gunilla Rosenqvist, 2002
Variation in Plasma Steroids and Reproductive Traits in Dimorphic Males of Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus melops L.), Ingebrigt Uglem; Ian Mayer; Gunilla Rosenqvist, 2002
Absorption, tissue distribution and excretion of flumequine and oxolinic acid in corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) following a single intraperitoneal injection or bath treatment, O. B. Samuelsen; A. Ervik, 2001
Male Dimorphism, Sperm Traits and Immunology in the Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus melops L.), Ingebrigt Uglem, Trina Falck Galloway, Gunilla Rosenqvist and Ivar Folstad, 2001
Male dimorphism, sperm traits and immunology in the corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melopsL.), Ingebrigt Uglem; Trina Galloway; Gunilla Rosenqvist; Ivar Folstad, 2001

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Corkwing Wrasse - Symphodus melops,Cornwall 2010

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