Symphodus rostratus

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Symphodus rostratus

Species Authority:

(Bloch, 1791)

Common Name/s:

French	–	Pitre, Sublaire
Spanish	–	Grivieta

Synonym/s:

Coricus brama Nordmann, 1840

Coricus lamarckii (Risso, 1810)

Coricus rostratus (Bloch, 1791)

Coricus rubescens (Risso, 1810)

Coricus virescens (Bloch, 1791)

Crenilabrus rostratus (Bloch, 1791)

Crenilabrus scina (Forsskål, 1775)

Labrus scina Forsskål, 1775

Lutjanus lamarckii Risso, 1810

Lutjanus rostratus Bloch, 1791

Lutjanus rubescens Risso, 1810

Lutjanus virescens Bloch, 1791

Symphodus fulvescens Rafinesque, 1810

Symphodus scina (Forsskål, 1775)

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Pollard, D.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is present throughout the Mediterranean Sea, and there are no known major threats to its populations. Although there is no specific population information available, its populations are thought to be stable. This Mediterranean endemic species is listed as Least Concern.

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It is present throughout the whole Mediterranean basin and the western part of the Black Sea (Golani et al. 2006).
Countries:	Native: Albania; Algeria; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Egypt; France; Gibraltar; Greece; Israel; Italy; Lebanon; Libya; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Romania; Slovenia; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – northeast; Mediterranean and Black Sea
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Population:	This species is common and widespread in the Mediterranean Sea.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology:	This species lives mainly over Posidonia seagrass beds, though it is also present on algal-covered rocky reefs. It frequently occurs in large aggregations and feeds on small benthic organisms such as molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. Spawning takes place in spring, when the male builds and guards a nest of algae, in which one or more females lay adhesive eggs (Golani et al. 2006).
Systems:	Marine

Major Threat(s):	There are no known major threats to this species, although it may be utilized as food when caught in local artisanal fisheries.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known major threats to this species, although it may be utilized as food when caught in local artisanal fisheries.

Conservation Actions:	There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Conservation Actions:

There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Citation:	Pollard, D. 2010. Symphodus rostratus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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