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Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810) is a animal in the Labridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)

Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)

The black-tailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus) is a marine wrasse found in the Mediterranean and Sea of Marmara.

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Centrolabrus
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Perciformes
Class

About Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)

Common Name and Basic Classification

Centrolabrus melanocercus, commonly called the black-tailed wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish.

Family and Distribution

It belongs to the wrasse family Labridae, and can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Marmara.

Publication of Scientific Name

Its scientific name was first published by Risso in 1810.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Labridae Centrolabrus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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