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.
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