Fish
Goldsinny wrasse
Ctenolabrus rupestris
How to spot it
Slim orange-brown wrasse with TWO diagnostic black spots: one high on the tail base, the other at the front of the dorsal fin. Smallest of the common Welsh wrasses.
Usually seen at
7-30 m (median 11 m)
Size
Small (under 10 cm)
Habitat
Rocky crevice, Kelp
Behaviour
Solitary, Hiding
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).