What is "bergylt"

Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ( Sebastes marinus) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt.

Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown.

n. 1 The rose fish, an edible red fish found in the North Atlantic, ''Sebastes norvegicus''. 2 The (vern Ballan wrasse pedia=1), (taxlink Labrus bergylta species noshow=1) another North Atlantic fish

Bergylt is a common name that may refer to either of two species of fish:

• The Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta
• The Rose fish, Sebastes norvegicus