| Scale-rayed wrasse | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Acantholabrus |
| Species: | A. palloni |
| Binomial name | |
| Acantholabrus palloni (A. Risso, 1810) | |
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| Map of the range of Acantholabrus palloni | |
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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.
It was first described by naturalist Antoine Risso, in 1810.
References
- Pollard, D. (2010). "Acantholabrus palloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T186106A8501267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T186106A8501267.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acantholabrus palloni". FishBase. August 2013 version.
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| Acantholabrus palloni |
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| Lutjanus palloni | |
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