Corkwing wrasse
Encyclopedia
The corkwing wrasse is a coast
al wrasse
, a fish
of Europe
an waters.
. It is usually about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long but has reached 25 centimetres (9.8 in).
It is highly variable in colour, depending on the environment and age thaga of the fish. Corkwing wrasse have a black spot in the middle of the tail stalk, and a comma shaped spot behind the eye. Females and juveniles tend to be brown or greenish-brown, while the male is typically more brightly coloured. Both sexes have lines on the head and gill covers which are brown and pale blue in the female, bright green or blue in the male.
or seagrass
es. the nest has an entrance hole which the male guards aggressively.
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
al wrasse
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
, a fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an waters.
Description
Its body is deep and compressed sideways with a single, long dorsal finDorsal fin
A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of various unrelated marine and freshwater vertebrates, including most fishes, marine mammals , and the ichthyosaurs...
. It is usually about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long but has reached 25 centimetres (9.8 in).
It is highly variable in colour, depending on the environment and age thaga of the fish. Corkwing wrasse have a black spot in the middle of the tail stalk, and a comma shaped spot behind the eye. Females and juveniles tend to be brown or greenish-brown, while the male is typically more brightly coloured. Both sexes have lines on the head and gill covers which are brown and pale blue in the female, bright green or blue in the male.
Reproduction
Males build a ball-shaped nest of seaweed in rock crevices or, in sedimentary areas, amongst seaweedSeaweed
Seaweed is a loose, colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae. The term includes some members of the red, brown and green algae...
or seagrass
Seagrass
Seagrasses are flowering plants from one of four plant families , all in the order Alismatales , which grow in marine, fully saline environments.-Ecology:...
es. the nest has an entrance hole which the male guards aggressively.