melanocercus, Lutjanus Risso [A.] 1810:283 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Saint Hospice, near Villefranche, France (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:34 [ref. 19171] who lists "neosyntypes" as MNHN A.7327 (2) and A.7182 (1); Bauchot et al. 1981:37 [ref. 21549]. •Synonym or Centrolabrus melanocercus (Risso 1810) -- (Almada et al. 2003:89 [ref. 32994]). •Valid as Symphodus melanocercus (Risso 1810) -- (Lahaye 1960:557 [ref. 37475], Bauchot & Quignard 1973:438 [ref. 7204], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:935 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:41 [ref. 24943], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:113 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:94 [ref. 29533], Kuiter 2010:96 [ref. 35285], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:54 [ref. 36649], Artüz & Fricke 2019:558 [ref. 36612], Kovačić et al. 2020:38 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:70 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Symphodus melanocercus (Risso 1810). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Marmara endemic. Habitat: marine.