Scale-rayed wrasse
The scale-rayed wrasse, Acantholabrus palloni, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it occurs from Norway to Gabon (including the various eastern Atlantic island groups) and in the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. This species can be found on reefs at depths of from 30 to 500 m (98 to 1,640 ft). It can reach a length of 25 cm (9.8 in). It is a commercially important food fish. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
Scale-rayed wrasse | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Acantholabrus |
Species: | A. palloni |
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Acantholabrus palloni (A. Risso, 1810) | |
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Map of the range of Acantholabrus palloni | |
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References
- Pollard, D. (2010). "Acantholabrus palloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T186106A8501267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T186106A8501267.en. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acantholabrus palloni" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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