serpentinus, Labrus Bonnaterre [J. P.] 1788:117 [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Based on Labrus sp. of Brünnich 1768:56, No. 72 [ref. 17290]. •Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:437 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:877 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:41 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.