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Cuckoo wrasse

Labrus mixtus

How to spot it

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 and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).

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

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