"Old woman." Wrasse. Ballan wrasse. A very bony fish which provides good flavour for fish soups.

Synonyms in other languages

French

• canadelle
• carpe de mer
• coquette
• demoiselle
• labre
• maria ghiilorma
• merla guadigna
• negre
• roucaou
• rouquas
• rouquier
• vras

Latin names

• Labrus bergylta (Ascanius, 1767)

Provençale

• lasagne

Countries

• France