The corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Morocco and out to the Azores, as well as being found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea.

[2] Its body is deep and compressed sideways, with a single, long dorsal fin.

Females and juveniles tend to be brown or greenish-brown, while the males are typically more brightly coloured.

As there is a trade-off between reproductive investment and growth, the sneakers have much larger gonads related to body size than the territorial males.

It is today heavily fished and one may say exploited for the use in aquaculture to remove salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).