Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Family Labridae Higher classification Acantholabrus | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Scientific name Acantholabrus palloni Rank Species | |
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Genus Acantholabrus
Valenciennes, 1839 Similar Wrasse, Rock cook, Goldsinny wrasse, Corkwing wrasse, Cuckoo 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.
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