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Wrasse

Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767

Status not recordedbony fish

The wrasse (Labrus bergylta) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the wrasse

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the wrasse live?

Not recorded

Is the wrasse endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the wrasse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusLabrus
  7. SpeciesLabrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767

Synonyms Crenilabrus multidentatus, Labrus aper, Labrus balanus, Labrus ballan, Labrus ballanus, Labrus berggylta, Labrus comber, Labrus donavani, Labrus donovani, Labrus maculatus, Labrus neustriae, Labrus nubilus, Labrus reticulatus, Labrus variabilis

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Ballan wrasseEnglish
  • Old wifeEnglish
  • botonaAsturian
  • corlazoBreton
  • gríviaCatalan
  • pyskoun skvrnitýCzech
  • gwrachWelsh
  • berggyltDanish
  • LippfischGerman
  • ΣμερνοχειλούGreek
  • durdoSpanish
  • ViherhuulikalaFinnish
  • labreFrench
  • ballachIrish
  • Tordo marvizzoItalian
  • berggyltNorwegian Bokmål
  • lipvisDutch
  • berggyltNorwegian Nynorsk
  • berggyltNorwegian
  • kniazikPolish
  • margotaPortuguese
  • Губан радужныйRussian
  • pegasta ustnačaSlovenian
  • berggyltaSwedish
  • KiklaTurkish
  • ballen wrassBreton
  • groac'hBreton
  • cleiriach y gwymonWelsh
  • Cleiriachod y GwymonWelsh
  • berggylteDanish
  • gefleckter LippfischGerman
  • maragotaSpanish
  • PintoSpanish
  • grande vieilleFrench
  • vieilleFrench
  • vieille communeFrench
  • bergskjebbeNorwegian Bokmål
  • gevlekte lipvisDutch
  • bergsuggeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Bodião-reticuladoPortuguese
  • lapinTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wrasse

Other species in the same genus Labrus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wrasse?

The wrasse (Labrus bergylta) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wrasse (Labrus bergylta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/labrus-bergylta

MLA

“Wrasse (Labrus bergylta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/labrus-bergylta.

BibTeX
@misc{labrus_bergylta_2026,
  title = {Wrasse (Labrus bergylta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/labrus-bergylta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}