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Pointed-snout Wrasse (Symphodus rostratus)

Pointed-snout Wrasse

Symphodus rostratus

Class
Ray-finned fish
Rarity
Common
Observations
638
Most observed in
🇫🇷 France
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The pointed-snout wrasse (Symphodus rostratus), also known as the long-snout wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae which is native to coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade and is occasionally taken in artisanal fisheries.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pointed-snout wrasse”.

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