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Goldsinny wrasse, Goldsinny

Ctenolabrus rupestris

7,450Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
30Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan52
Feb106
Mar495
Apr339
May680
Jun1,206
Jul1,515
Aug1,231
Sep1,200
Oct456
Nov103
Dec35

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland95
2Highland Scotland74
3Pembrokeshire Wales74
4Torbay England51
5Dorset England21
6Gwynedd Wales19
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland18
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland18
9Ards and North Down Northern Ireland17
10Devon England16
11Kent England15
12North Ayrshire Scotland13
13Cornwall England12
14Fife Scotland10
15Isle of Anglesey Wales9
3,675 England1,020 Scotland947 Wales509 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
7,450
Peak month
July
Counties with records
30
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Also known as
Goldsinny, Gold-sinny, Goldsinny wrasse, Goldsinny-wrasse, Rock cook
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
7,960
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Perciformes
Family
Labridae
Genus
Ctenolabrus
Name with authority
Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
40

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q953316 · GBIF 2383163