Fish of the Acantholabrus genus of the Labridae (wrasses) family of the Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Scale-rayed wrasse. Photo © iltaw.com)
Scale–rayed wrasse (Acantholabrus palloni) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It inhabits the depth of 30-500 meters. It is an inshore species, which prefers to swim close to a rocky and sandy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 25 cm. It feeds on bottom invertebrates.
(Scale-rayed wrasse. Photo by © Erling Svensen. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of scale-rayed wrasse (Acantholabrus palloni) in other languages as follows:
Ακανθολαπίνα (Akantholjapina) (Greek), Tordo de fondo (Spanish), Tordo di fondale (Italian), Schuppenflossen-Lippfisch (German), Palon (Polish), Колючий губан (Koljuchij guban) (Russian), Pešac ljuskavac (Serbian, Croatian), Pešec (Slovenian), Roucaou (French).