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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses

Genus: Labrus

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 65.9 cm TL
Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767

Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Labrus bergylta
[Ballan wrasse]

Photo by Pontes, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Pontes, M.
 
Labrus merula
[Brown wrasse]

Photo by Moreau, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Moreau, J.
 
Labrus mixtus
[Cuckoo wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 47 cm SL
Labrus viridis Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Labrus viridis
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4 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Labrus
(Wrasses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1767 Labrus bergylta Ballan wrasse Eastern Atlantic 65.9 TL
1758 Labrus merula Brown wrasse Eastern Atlantic 45 SL
1758 Labrus mixtus Cuckoo wrasse Eastern Atlantic 40 SL
1758 Labrus viridis Eastern Atlantic 47 SL



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