I remember being in my early teens and spearfishing for rascasse in La Ciotat (some 30km from Marseille). Brings back good memories.
Anyway, it's strange that the article makes only a passing mention to the "poissons de roche" (lit. fishes from the rocks), which are an assortment of various species that live among the rocks, such as wrasses and blennies, as opposed to those that live in sandy areas. With these fish you make the base of the Bouillabaisse, and to my knowledge these are also endemic to the Mediterranean.
My grandmother would have to buy these fish fresh from the local fishermen as they are caught with nets, being way too small for spearfishing. To these which she would add my rascasses to make the Bouillabaisse.
Anyway, it's strange that the article makes only a passing mention to the "poissons de roche" (lit. fishes from the rocks), which are an assortment of various species that live among the rocks, such as wrasses and blennies, as opposed to those that live in sandy areas. With these fish you make the base of the Bouillabaisse, and to my knowledge these are also endemic to the Mediterranean.
My grandmother would have to buy these fish fresh from the local fishermen as they are caught with nets, being way too small for spearfishing. To these which she would add my rascasses to make the Bouillabaisse.