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title: "Wargacz melops"
description: "Symphodus melops — Ryby. The corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Morocco and out to the Azores, as well as being found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/corkwing-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wargacz melops

> Symphodus melops — Ryby. The corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Morocco and out to the Azores, as well as being found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea.

- Scientific name: *Symphodus melops*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1794
- Wikidata: [Q1417448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1417448)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113533](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113533)

## Names

- en: Corkwing Wrasse
- de: Goldmaid
- es: Porredano
- fr: Crénilabre mélops
- nl: Zwartooglipvis
- pl: Wargacz melops

## Countries with the most observations

GB (314), PT (295), FR (266), ES (209), NO (108), DK (98), SE (58), IE (46), IT (42), DE (25), NL (8), JE (7)

## Summary

The corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Morocco and out to the Azores, as well as being found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea.  This species can be found in areas of rock or eelgrass at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corkwing_wrasse

## Photo

![Wargacz melops](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/corkwing-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jérémy Capelle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365568863

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/corkwing-wrasse?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).