CategoryFishes of the Adriatic. Guide-book

Fish of the Labrus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Green wrasse. Photo by © Protesilao. naturamediterraneo.com) Green wrasse (Labrus viridis) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It prefers to swim in the coastal area…

Fish of the Lappanella genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Lappanella fasciata. Photo by © Borut Furlan. fishbase.org) Lappanella fasciata was first described in 1833 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854). It inhabits the depth of 35-200 meters. It…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Grey wrasse. Photo by © Francesco Ricciardi. francescoricciardi.com) Grey wrasse (Symphodus cinereus) was first described in 1788 by the French naturalist Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752-1804). It inhabits the depth of 1-30…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Symphodus doderleini. Photo by © Antonio Colacino. colapisci.it) Symphodus doderleini was first described in 1890 by the American ichthyologist and zoologist David Starr Jordan (1851-1931). It inhabits the depth of 2-40…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Axillary wrasse. Photo by © Robert A. Patzner. fishbase.org) Axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Symphodus melanocercus. Photo by © Jordi Regàs. cibsub.cat) Symphodus melanocercus was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depth of 1-25 meters. It prefers to…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Corkwing wrasse male. Photo by © Siscu Díaz. fotonatura.org) Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of 1-30…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Ocellated wrasse male. Photo by © Dalibor Andres. wildcroatia.net) Ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of 1-30…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Five-spotted wrasse. Photo by © Jordi Regàs. cibsub.cat) Five–spotted wrasse (Symphodus roissali) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depth of 1-30 meters.…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Pointed-snout wrasse. Photo by © Stephane Roy. fran.cornu.free.fr) Pointed–snout wrasse (Symphodus rostratus) was first described in 1791 by the German naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 – 1799). It inhabits the depth…

Fish of the Symphodus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (East Atlantic peacock wrasse male. Photo by © Giménez Martín. fotodenaturaleza.com) East Atlantic peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits…

Fish of the Thalassoma genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Ornate wrasse. Photo by © Simon Brandl. scimonopsis.com) Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of 1-150…

Fish of the Xyrichtys genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Pearly razorfish. Photo © tokaiki.net) Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of 1-90 meters. It…

Fish of the Chromis genus of the subfamily Chrominae of the Pomacentridae family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Damselfish. Photo by © Klaus Rudloff. biolib.cz) Damselfish (Chromis chromis) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of…

Fish of the Sparisoma genus of the Scaridae (parrotfishes) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Parrotfish female. Photo by © Sacha Lobenstein. enelmar.es) Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depth of 1-50 meters.…

Fish of the Aphia genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Transparent goby. Photo by © Wijnand Vlierhuis. anemoon.org) Transparent goby (Aphia minuta) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).…

Fish of the Crystallogobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Crystallogobius linearis. Photo by © Rudolf Svensen. nmsportsfiske.no) Crystallogobius linearis was first described in 1845 by the Swedish biologist and naturalist Magnus Vilhelm von Düben (1814-1845). It inhabits…

Fish of the Buenia genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (De Buen’s goby. Photo by © Šárka Mašová. biolib.cz) De Buen‘s goby (Buenia affinis) was first described in 1930 by the Russian ichthyologist Boris Ilyin (1889-1958).…