Ballan wrasse

Ballan wrasse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Labrus
Species:
L. bergylta
Binomial name
Labrus bergylta
Ascanius, 1767
Synonyms[2]
  • Labrus comber Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Labrus ballan Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Labrus maculatus Bloch, 1792
  • Labrus neustriae Lacépède, 1801
  • Labrus balanus J. Fleming, 1828
  • Labrus variabilis W. Thompson, 1837
  • Crenilabrus multidentatus W. Thompson, 1837
  • Labrus reticulatus R. T. Lowe, 1839
  • Labrus donovani Valenciennes, 1839
  • Labrus nubilus Valenciennes, 1843

The ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) is a species of marine ray finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it inhabits rocky areas. Like many wrasse species, it is a protogynous hermaphrodite—all fish start life as females, and some dominant fish later become males. It is used as a food fish in some areas and it is also finding use as a cleaner fish in the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in northwestern Europe.

  1. ^ Pollard, D. (2010). "Labrus bergylta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187398A8525211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187398A8525211.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (August 2019). "Labrus bergylta". FishBase.