Ballan wrasse
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| Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 |
The Ballan wrasse or simply wrasse, Labrus bergylta, is a wrasse of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Its maximum length is 66 cm. All Ballan wrasse are female for their first eight years before a few change into males. Large Ballans are almost certainly male.
It is popular as a food fish in the Orkney Islands and in Galway.
[edit] References
- Alan Davidson, North Atlantic Seafood, 1979, ISBN 0-670-51524-8.
- David Erwin, Bernard Picton, "Guide to Inshore Marine Life" The Marine Conservation Society 1987 ISBN - 907151 345
- "Labrus bergylta". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
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