Scale-rayed wrasse (Acantholabrus palloni)

Scientific name: Acantholabrus palloni Risso, 1810

Scale-rayed wrasse (Acantholabrus palloni)

The Scale-rayed wrasse (Acantholabrus palloni) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Norway south to Cape Lopez, Gabon and including Madeira, Azores and the Canary Islands. Also in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas.

Biology

Dark spot on upper part of caudal peduncle and in the end of the spiny part of the dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acantholabrus palloni
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
30–500 m (98–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 500 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Cape Lopez, Gabon and including Madeira, Azores and the Canary Islands. Also in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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