Corkwing
Symphodus melops
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Symphodus
Where to Find
Found in 20 diving areas across 10 countries and 3 regions.
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 10 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 10 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 7 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 1 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 20 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 4 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 118 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 88 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 8 records
- Ustica, Italy - 2 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 1 records
- Baltic Coast, Sweden - 1 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 5477 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 1 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 1106 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 9 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 30 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 9 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 59 records