Brown wrasse

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Brown wrasse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Labrinae
Genus: Labrus
Species: L. merula
Binomial name
Labrus merula
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Labrus livens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Labrus nereus A. Risso, 1810
  • Labrus psittacus A. Risso, 1827
  • Labrus limbatus Valenciennes, 1839
  • Labrus saxorum Valenciennes, 1839
  • Labrus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1839

The brown wrasse, Labrus merula, is a species of wrasse native to the Eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Morocco, including the Azores, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. It can be found on reefs amongst the seaweed and rocks. This species can reach 45 cm (18 in) in standard length, though most do not exceed 40 cm (16 in). It is important to local populations as a food fish and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D. 2010. Labrus merula. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrus merula" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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