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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).

55°N50°N10°W0°E
fewermore records PEBL site

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