Zool. A fish: a variety of Wrasse (Labrus maculatus).
1769. Pennant, Brit. Zool., III. 343. Ballan … is a kind of Wrasse, sent from Scarborough.
1839. Penny Cycl., XIII. 261/1. The Ballan Wrasse … is about eighteen inches long, of a red colour above, pale orange beneath.
