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Blacktailed wrasse

Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blacktailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the blacktailed wrasse

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blacktailed wrasse live?

Not recorded

Is the blacktailed wrasse endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blacktailed wrasse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusCentrolabrus
  7. SpeciesCentrolabrus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)

Synonyms Crenilabrus caeruleus, Crenilabrus cyanospilatus, Crenilabrus melanocercus, Crenilabrus melanoxanthurus, Lutjanus melanocercus, Symphodus melanocercus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Μελανούρη λαπίναGreek
  • circirTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blacktailed wrasse

Other species in the same genus Centrolabrus.

Rock cook

Centrolabrus exoletus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blacktailed wrasse?

The blacktailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blacktailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blacktailed-wrasse

MLA

“Blacktailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blacktailed-wrasse.

BibTeX
@misc{blacktailed_wrasse_2026,
  title = {Blacktailed wrasse (Centrolabrus melanocercus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blacktailed-wrasse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}