Centrolabrus melanocercus, the black-tailed wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the wrasse family Labridae which is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Marmara.[2] This species was formally described in 1810 as Lutjanus melanocercus by Antoine Risso with the type locality given as Saint Hospice near Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean coast of France.[3] This species was regarded as a member of the genus Symphodus but meristic and behavioural data placed it closer to the rock cook than the sexually dimorphic paternal nesting fishes in Symphodus.[4] This species prefers areas with rocks or eelgrass at depths from 1 to 25 m (3.3 to 82.0 ft). It can reach 14 cm (5.5 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 11 cm (4.3 in).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Centrolabrus |
| Species: | C. melanocercus
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| Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)
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References
edit- ^ Pollard, D. (2014). "Symphodus melanocercus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T187756A49024608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T187756A49024608.en. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Centrolabrus melanocercus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lutjanus melanocercus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Almada, Vítor; Almada, Frederico; Henriques, Miguel; et al. (2001). "On the phylogenetic affinities of Centrolabrus trutta and Centrolabrus caeruleus (Perciformes: Labridae) to the genus Symphodus: molecular, meristic and behavioural evidences". Arquipélago – Life and Marine Sciences. 19A: 85–92.