Corkwing wrasse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the corkwing wrasse lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Symphodus melops
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Labriformes
Family	Labridae

Where does the corkwing wrasse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the corkwing wrasse in 10 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the corkwing wrasse endangered?

The corkwing wrasse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the corkwing wrasse?

The corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) is a ray-finned fish in the order Labriformes and the family Labridae, genus Symphodus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the corkwing wrasse

The corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Morocco and out to the Azores, as well as being found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. This species can be found in areas of rock or eelgrass at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Corkwing wrasse (revision 1314295959), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1417448 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).