Ballan Wrasse
Labrus bergylta
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 893
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ballan wrasse”.