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Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

8,388Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
34Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan32
Feb63
Mar236
Apr440
May992
Jun1,518
Jul1,776
Aug1,477
Sep1,206
Oct453
Nov118
Dec41

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England126
2Pembrokeshire Wales108
3Highland Scotland71
4Devon England68
5Torbay England67
6Gwynedd Wales63
7Dorset England54
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland42
9Argyll and Bute Scotland27
10Isle of Anglesey Wales25
11Fife Scotland22
12Scottish Borders Scotland21
13North Ayrshire Scotland20
14Ards and North Down Northern Ireland18
15Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland17
4,787 England1,229 Scotland1,120 Wales387 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 34 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
8,388
Peak month
July
Counties with records
34
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Labrus bergylta
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
8,896
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Perciformes
Family
Labridae
Genus
Labrus
Name with authority
Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767
Described
1767
Contributing datasets
48

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1417454 · GBIF 2383624