| Citation | Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-P. Quignard, 1979, Labridae.. p. 426-443. In J.C. Hureau and Th. Monod (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. |
| Ref. | 3666 Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-P. Quignard, 1979 |
| Page | 438 |
| Named Used as Valid | Symphodus melops |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Eastern Atlantic, Norway to Morocco, Azores; western Mediterranean (doubtful presence in the eastern side), and Adriatic. |
| Quote | Subgenus: Crenilabrus. |