When it is recorded
Jan17
Feb17
Mar31
Apr103
May226
Jun397
Jul603
Aug604
Sep551
Oct199
Nov65
Dec18
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorset | England | 55 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 47 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 46 | |
| 4 | Devon | England | 45 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 40 | |
| 6 | Torbay | England | 38 | |
| 7 | Gwynedd | Wales | 31 | |
| 8 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 25 | |
| 9 | Isles of Scilly | England | 17 | |
| 10 | Highland | Scotland | 14 | |
| 11 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 11 | |
| 12 | Isle of Wight | England | 8 | |
| 13 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 8 | |
| 14 | Plymouth | England | 7 | |
| 15 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 6 |
1,984 England192 Scotland389 Wales123 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,878
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 31
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Symphodus melops
- Also known as
- Corkwing, Corkwing wrasse, Gilt-head
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 3,144
- Most recorded in
- Dorset
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Symphodus
- Name with authority
- Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 41
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1417448 · GBIF 2383978