Join REEF’s Field Survey Trips Program Manager and fish enthusiast, Stacey Henderson as he shares some helpful tips on how to identify wrasses in the Mediterranean Sea! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the marine life in the Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean survey region.
Photo by Stacey Henderson
Species covered in this session:
- Grey Wrasse, Symphodus cinereus
- Doderlien's Wrasse, Symphodus doderleini
- Axillary Wrasse, Symphodus mediterraneus
- Blacktail Wrasse, Symphodus melanocercus
- Corkwing Wrasse, Symphodus melops
- Ocellated Wrasse, Symphodus ocellatus
- Five-Spotted Wrasse, Symphodus roissali
- Longnose Wrasse, Symphodus rostratus
- East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse, Symphodus tinca
- Goldsinny Wrasse, Ctenolabrus rupestris
- Brown Wrasse, Labrus merula
- Cuckoo Wrasse, Labrus mixtus
- Green Wrasse, Labrus viridis
- Pearly Razorfish, Xyrichtys novacula