| Baillon's wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Symphodus |
| Species: | S. bailloni
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| Binomial name | |
| Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839)
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Baillon's wrasse (Symphodus bailloni) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles and Belgium to Mauritania and the western Mediterranean Sea along the coast of Spain and around the Balearic Islands.[2] This species inhabits areas with plentiful weed growth or around rocks at depths from 1 to 50 m (3.3 to 164.0 ft). It can reach 23 cm (9.1 in) in standard length, though usually not exceeding 18 cm (7.1 in). The British Record (rod caught) for the heaviest fish is 285 grams caught in Poole Bay, Dorset on 3 September 2018 by David Lynes [3] It is caught for human consumption in artisanal fisheries.[1]
References
- ^ a b Pollard, D. (2010). "Symphodus bailloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187522A8557272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187522A8557272.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Diver captures Baillon's wrasse on rare visit to Poole Bay". Bournemouth Echo. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Symphodus bailloni" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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