Symphodus tinca

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Symphodus tinca

Species Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name/s:

English	–	East Atlantic peacock wrasse, Peacock wrasse
French	–	Crènilabre paon, Ruchè tanca
Spanish	–	Peto, Señorita

Synonym/s:

Crenilabrus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Labrus lapina Forsskål, 1775

Labrus polychrous Pallas, 1814

Labrus tinca Linnaeus, 1758

Lutjanus lapina (Forsskål, 1775)

Assessment Information [top]

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 major threats to its populations. There is no specific population information available, but the population is thought to be stable. This species is therefore listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	In the Eastern Atlantic, this species is present from north-western Spain to north-western Morocco. It is present throughout the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Countries:	Native: Albania; Algeria; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Egypt; France; Georgia; Gibraltar; Greece; Israel; Italy; Lebanon; Libya; Malta; Monaco; Morocco; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Slovenia; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – northeast; Mediterranean and Black Sea
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is common throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found near rocks and rocky reefs, over seagrass beds, and sometimes also in saline coastal lagoons. It lives singly or in small groups, and feeds on sea-urchins, ophiuroids, bivalves, shrimps and crabs. There is a distinct sexual dimorphism, and the species is at least partially a protogynous hermaphrodite. Spawning takes place in spring, when a seaweed nest is built and guarded by the male, with one or more females laying their adhesive eggs in it (Golani et al. 2006).
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

This species is found near rocks and rocky reefs, over seagrass beds, and sometimes also in saline coastal lagoons.

It lives singly or in small groups, and feeds on sea-urchins, ophiuroids, bivalves, shrimps and crabs.

There is a distinct sexual dimorphism, and the species is at least partially a protogynous hermaphrodite. Spawning takes place in spring, when a seaweed nest is built and guarded by the male, with one or more females laying their adhesive eggs in it (Golani et al. 2006).

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known for this species. However, being the largest member of its genus, it is sold for food when caught in local artisanal fisheries (D. Pollard pers. comm. 2008).

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known for this species. However, being the largest member of its genus, it is sold for food when caught in local artisanal fisheries (D. Pollard pers. comm. 2008).

Conservation Actions [top]

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 tinca. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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