Labrus bergylta, Ballan wrasse : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767

Ballan wrasse
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Labrus: Name from Latin 'labrum' for lip, rim or edge; referring to the big lips of the fishes of the genus (from Ovid and Pliny according to Petrus Artedi)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 1 - 50 m (Ref. 5292), usually 2 - 30 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 64°N - 27°N, 32°W - 22°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, including Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands. Doubtful reports from Mediterranean, Adriatic and Marmara seas (Ref. 4742), where it is often confused with Labrus merula.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.9 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 40637); common length : 50.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4742); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 4.4 kg (Ref. 40637); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 29 έτη (Ref. 6843)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Body rather massive. Mouth small with thick lips and large conical teeth. Coloration very variable, brownish and greenish predominating (Ref. 35388).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Adults are found in littoral (10-20 m) zone around rocks, offshore reefs, and seaweed. Young often in intertidal areas. All are born females and change sex when they are 4-14 years old (Ref. 35388). One (or more) female spawns in nest of algae, built by male in a crevice. Feed on crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 4742). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Eggs are laid in nest built from algae; male guards nest 1-2 weeks until larvae hatch (Ref. 35388); larvae are pelagic.

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Westneat, Mark | Συνεργάτες

Quignard, J.-P. and A. Pras, 1986. Labridae. p. 919-942. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4742)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 August 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

αλιεία: παραδοσιακή αλιεία; αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί; Ενυδρείο: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 8.7 - 13.3, mean 10.5 °C (based on 376 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00546 - 0.01671), b=3.07 (2.92 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 4,5 - 14 έτη (K=0.1; tmax=29; tm=2-9).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 10.7 [4.4, 18.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.168 [0.091, 0.360] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [15.8, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.302 [0.162, 0.565] g/100g; Selenium = 7.99 [3.73, 17.31] μg/100g; VitaminA = 54.7 [13.8, 262.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.647 [0.426, 1.163] mg/100g (wet weight);