Labrus viridis
| Labrus viridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Labroidei |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Labrinae |
| Genus: | Labrus |
| Species: | L. viridis |
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| Labrus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Labrus viridis, the green wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Morocco, as well as through the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. This species is found around rocky reefs amongst the rocks or in eelgrass beds. It can reach 47 cm (19 in) in standard length, though most do not exceed 37.5 cm (14.8 in).[2] It is one of several species called green wrasse.
References
- ↑ Pollard, D. & Choat, J.H. 2010. Labrus viridis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrus viridis" in FishBase. August 2013 version.