About Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839)
Baillon's wrasse, with the scientific name Symphodus bailloni, is a species of wrasse. 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. 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). It can grow to a standard length of 23 centimetres (9.1 inches), though most individuals do not exceed 18 centimetres (7.1 inches). 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. This species is caught for human consumption by artisanal fisheries.
