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Baillon's wrasse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Labroidei

Subfamily
  
Labrinae

Genus
  
Symphodus

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Labridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Symphodus, Corkwing wrasse, Grey wrasse, Rock cook, Five‑spotted wrasse

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. 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 20 cm (7.9 in) in standard length, though usually not exceeding 18 cm (7.1 in). It is caught for human consumption in artisanal fisheries.

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Baillon's wrasse Wikipedia