Cuckoo Wrasse (Labrus mixtus) is a bright-looking fish that can be found in the colder waters around our coastlines. As with most wrasse species, they are usually born female and will turn into a male as they mature.
Female Cuckoo Wrasse can lay thousands of eggs at a time in a nest of algae and the male will guard the nest from predators.
Type
Fish
What do they eat?
Crustaceans, fish and molluscs
Size
40cm
Water Type
Cold saltwater
Where are we?
North Atlantic, UK coasts
See Us At
Ocean Floor