#2164 · 🐟 fish

Ballan Wrasse

🇳🇱 Gevlekte lipvis ·Labrus bergylta

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © João Pedro Silva · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © tamsynmann · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © mnolito · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © tamsynmann · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Albertini maridom · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © whodden · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Østergapet, Kristiansand S, NO:© m0nngis · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Bayona, Pontevedra, España:© Carlos · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Oban, Mull, SS Hispania:© Tony Gilbert · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Plymouth, England, United Kingdom:© Brenton Prigge · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Ballan wrasse ( Labrus bergylta ) is a species of wrasse native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Morocco, including the islands of Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands. 0 ft) amongst rocks, seaweed and reefs. 9 in) in total length (though most do not exceed 50 cm (20 in) standard length), and the greatest recorded weight of this species is...

base stats

NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,737iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).