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The '''Ballan wrasse''' or simply '''wrasse''' ''Labrus bergylta'' is a [[wrasse]] of the eastern [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Its maximum length is 66 cm.
The '''Ballan wrasse''' or simply '''wrasse''', ''Labrus bergylta'', is a [[wrasse]] of the eastern [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Its maximum length is 66 cm.


It is popular as a food fish in the [[Orkney Islands]] and in [[Galway]].
It is popular as a food fish in the [[Orkney Islands]] and in [[Galway]].

Revision as of 19:02, 14 November 2006

Ballan wrasse
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L. bergylta
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Labrus bergylta

The Ballan wrasse or simply wrasse, Labrus bergylta, is a wrasse of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Its maximum length is 66 cm.

It is popular as a food fish in the Orkney Islands and in Galway.

References

  • Alan Davidson, North Atlantic Seafood, 1979, ISBN 0-670-51524-8.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Labrus bergylta" in FishBase. May 2005 version.