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Corkwing Wrasse

Symphodus melops

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 762, February 563, March 881, April 1,387, May 1,999, June 2,180, July 2,333, August 2,006, September 1,473, October 1,100, November 601, December 470.
United States15,755
Alaska15,755
United Kingdom92
England74
Spain48
Portugal40
Norway37
Denmark36
France27
Sweden25

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderWrasses and allies · Labriformes
FamilyWrasses and Parrotfishes · Labridae
GenusSymphodus

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