Symphodus melops Corkwing, Corkwing Wrasse, Gilt-head

Symphodus melops is 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.

Profile

lexID:

6520 

AphiaID:

273571 

Scientific:

Symphodus melops 

German:

Goldmaid 

English:

Corkwing, Corkwing Wrasse, Gilt-head 

Category:

Gylter 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Symphodus (Genus) > melops (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Straße von Gibraltar, 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 (Algivore), 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:

• 
  Symphodus bailloni
  Schuppenwangen-Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus caeruleus
  Atlantischer Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus cinereus
  Grauer Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus doderleini
  Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus mediterraneus
  Mittelmeer-Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus melops
  Goldmaid
• 
  Symphodus ocellatus
  Augenfleck-Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus roissali
  Fünffleck-Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus rostratus
  Schnauzen-Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus tinca
  Ost-Atlantik Pfauen-Lippfisch
• 
  Symphodus trutta
  Smaragd Lippfisch
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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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