Note:

Il più variopinto fra i labridi mediterranei.

Al solito, la femmina è meno colorata del compagno.

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
Superclass: Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
Class: Actinopterygii Cope 1887 - Ray-Finned Fishes
Order: Perciformes - Perch-like Fishes
Suborder: Labroidei - Parrotfishes, Rainbowfishes
Series: Percomorpha
Family: Labridae - Wrasses
Genus: Symphodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specific name: tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scientific name: Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)