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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).
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Corkwing Wrasse being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Symphodus caeruleus
- Symphodus bailloni
- Symphodus trutta
- Symphodus roissali
- Labrus bergylta
- Symphodus cinereus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Labriformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Symphodus
- Species
- Symphodus melops
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