Wrasses are brightly colored marine fish that belong to the family Labridae. 🌊🐠
They are well-known for:
- Vibrant Colors – Many wrasses display dazzling blues, greens, reds, and yellows, making them popular in aquariums.
- Variety of Species – There are over 600 species of wrasses, ranging in size from just a few centimeters to more than 2 meters.
- Interesting Behavior – Some wrasses bury themselves in sand at night, while others act as “cleaner fish,” eating parasites off larger fish.
- Habitat – Found mostly in tropical and subtropical oceans, especially around coral reefs.
- Shape – They usually have elongated bodies with pointed mouths, adapted for picking small prey like crustaceans and mollusks.
✨ Famous colorful types include:
Banana Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) – bright yellow and green.
Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides spp.) – small, blue-striped fish that clean parasites.
Six-line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) – purple with orange lines.
Fairy Wrasses (Cirrhilabrus spp.) – extremely vibrant and popular in reef aquariums.
