What family does Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839) belong to?

Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839) (Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839)) belongs to the family Labridae, order Perciformes, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839) is a animal in the Labridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839)

Baillon's wrasse (Symphodus bailloni) is a marine wrasse species native to the eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean.

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Family

Labridae

Genus

Symphodus

Order

Perciformes

Class

About Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839)

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Baillon's wrasse, with the scientific name Symphodus bailloni, is a species of wrasse.

Distribution

It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the British Isles and Belgium south to Mauritania, and also occurs in the western Mediterranean Sea along the coast of Spain and around the Balearic Islands.

Habitat and Depth Range

This species lives in areas with abundant weed growth or around rocks, at depths between 1 metre (3.3 feet) and 50 metres (164.0 feet).

Size

It can grow to a standard length of 23 centimetres (9.1 inches), though most individuals do not exceed 18 centimetres (7.1 inches).

British Catch Record

The current British rod-caught record for the heaviest Baillon's wrasse is a 285-gram specimen caught in Poole Bay, Dorset on 3 September 2018 by David Lynes.