Summer: kelp belt/shallow water. Winter: deeper water, down to 200 meters.
Distribution:
From Morocco to Norway. Along our coast it is common north to the Trondheimsfjord.
Food:
Crustaceans clams and snails.
Facts about Ballan wrasse
All large ballan wrasse are male. Females change sex when they are 10 to 14 years old. The species comes in several different colors, they can be brown, green, yellow and red.
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