norwegicus, Lutjanus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:11, Pl. 256 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] North Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 2489 (2) North Atlantic, 2490 (1, missing) Mediterranean. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:91-92 [ref. 24282]. Text refers to pl. 256 in which the name Lutianus norve is used. First reviser not researched. On p. 9 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 8 [ref. 21381] as Lutjanus norvegicus. Spelled norvegicus in Lacepède 1802:233 [ref. 4929] •Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:438 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:42 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.