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Fish

Cuckoo wrasse

Labrus mixtus

Two looks: males blaze electric blue with wavy stripes along a yellow-orange body; females and juveniles are pink-orange with three distinctive black saddle blotches along the back near the tail.

Usually seen at

10-40 m (median 20 m)

Size

Medium (10–50 cm)

Habitat

Rocky crevice

Behaviour

Solitary

Where it's seen

Occurrence records around the UK & north-east Atlantic (OBIS). The ringed marker is the PEBL filming site.

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

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