tesselatus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:8, Pl. 291 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Norway. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2541 (missing). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:90 [ref. 24282]. On p. 8 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. •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.