Wrasse Collection (page 7)

Longfin batfish (Platax teira) being cleaned by bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). This fish can reach up to 70 centimetres in length. It is found throughout the Indo-West Pacific

Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops). This marine fish inhabits shallow reef environments on the eastern shores of the Atlantic Ocean

Blackedge thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus) with cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidatus). This fish can grow up to 90 cm in length

Napoleon wrasse and diver
Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) with a scuba diver. Also called the humphead wrasse, this is the largest of the wrasses, reaching a length of over three metres

Wrasse (Thalassoma sp.) on a coral reef. Wrasse vary greatly in size, shape and colour. Most species are sand burrowers, feeding on invertebrates and plankton

Giant moray eel and cleaner wrasse
Giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) with a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus, by eels mouth). Cleaner wrasses remove parasites from the bodies of other fish

Golden damselfish and cleaner wrasse
Golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus, yellow) with a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). This species of damselfish inhabits reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region

Star pufferfish and cleaner wrasse
Star pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) being cleaned by a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus, between eyes). Cleaner wrasses remove parasites from the bodies of other fish

Star pufferfish and cleaner wrasse
Star pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) being cleaned by a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus, lower left). Cleaner wrasses remove parasites from the bodies of other fish

Cleaner Wrasse VT 6539 Cleaning the Spotted Sweetlip, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Labroides dimidiatus / P
VT-6539 Cleaner Wrasse - Cleaning the Spotted Sweetlip (P. chaetodonoides) Great Barrier Reef, Australia Labroides dimidiatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
VT-8988 Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) turning around in front of Sweetlips to clean off parisites Indonesia Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Valerie & Ron

Maori / Napoleon Wrasse - female - Indonesia
VT-8928 Maori / Napoleon Wrasse - female Indonesia Cheilinus undulatus Endangered Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cockerel Wrasse - hides in soft corals and algae beds - Indonesia
VT-8919 Cockerel Wrasse - male - hides in soft corals and algae beds Indonesia Pteragogus enneacanthus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Checkerboard Wrasse - male - Fiji
VT-8894 Checkerboard Wrasse - male Fiji Halichoeres hortulanus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Tricolor Wrasse - Uncommon and hard to photograph - Papua New Guinea
VT-8854 Tricolor Wrasse - Uncommon and hard to photograph Papua New Guinea Halichoeres hortulanus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Maori Wrasse / Humpheaded Wrasse - female - All this family of fish are born female
VT-8840 Maori Wrasse / Humpheaded Wrasse - female Papua New Guinea Cheilinus undulatus All this family of fish are born female

Blackspot tuskfish / Green Wrasse - This wrasse is digging a hole searching for shrimps
VT-8733 Blackspot tuskfish / Green Wrasse - This wrasse is digging a hole searching for shrimps, crabs or other small creatures it can eat. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse, Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse
VT-8757 Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse

Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks off parisites
VT-8755 Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks off parisites. Papua New Guinea. Balistoides viridescens

Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his gills
VT-8756 Magpie Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his gills

Moray Eel and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) - Cleaner wrasse are the barbers of the reef
VT-8725 Moray Eel and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) Indonesia Gymnothorax flavimarginatus Cleaner wrasse are the barbers of the reef. Here we see a wrasse nipping parasites from a moray eel

Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance on the eel's head to signal
VT-8720 Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance on the eel's head to signal she is about to start cleaning him. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Venus Tusk Fish - A large Wrasse who feeds by digging holes in coral rubble. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef
VT-8469 Blackspot Tuskfish / Green Wrasse TUSKFISH Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Western Pacific Choerodon schoenleinii A large Wrasse who feeds by digging holes in coral rubble

Black Spot / Venus Tuskfish - The wrasse who Valerie helped find crabs by helping it to dig holes in the rubble
VT-8198 Blackspot Tuskfish / Green Wrasse - foraging. Unusual behavour, digging hole. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef Choerodon schoenleinii Valerie helped it to dig holes in the rubble to find

Black Spot Tuskfish - The wrasse who Valerie helped find crabs by helping it to dig holes in the rubble. Heron Island
VT-8197 Blackspot Tuskfish / Green Wrasse - foraging Heron Island. Great Barrier Reef Choerodon schoenleinii Valerie helped it to dig holes in the rubble to find crabs. Unusual behavour

Cleaner Wrasse - mating display
VT-8040 Cleaner WRASSE - mating display Labroides dimidiatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Platax Teira with Cleaner Wrasse - Indo pacific - Australia
VT-5413 Platax Teira with Cleaner Wrasse Indo pacific - Australia Labroides dimidiatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Napolean Humphead Wrasse / Maori Wrasse / Napolean Fish Male, Coral Sea, Pacific
VT-5163 Napolean Humphead Wrasse / Maori Wrasse / Napolean Fish Male, Coral Sea, Pacific. Cheilinus undulatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Birdmouth / Bird Wrasse Fish - Indian Ocean
PM-9828 Birdmouth / Bird Wrasse Fish Indian Ocean Gomphosus coeruleus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Cuckoo Wrasse PM 7876 Male, UK Marine Labrus mixtus © Pat Morris ARDEA LONDON
PM-7876 Cuckoo Wrasse Male, UK Marine Labrus mixtus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Ballan Wrasse UK
PM-8307 BALLAN WRASSE FISH UK Labrus bergylta Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sea Peacock Wrass Mediterranean
PM-9628 WRASSE / Sea Peacock Mediterranean Thalasoma pavo Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Bird Wrasse Fish Indian Ocean
PM-1942 Bird Wrasse Fish Indian Ocean Gouphosus sp. Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

California Sheephead Wrasse Male. Monterey Bay, California, USA
KEL-117 California Sheephead Wrasse Male. Monterey Bay, California, USA. Semicossyphus pulcher Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Corkwing Wrasse
JLMO-1094 CORKWING WRASSE Crenilabrus melops John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Rainbow wrasses (Thalassoma lucasanum)
Tom Campbell / SplashdownDirect

Juvanile wrasse (Xyrichtys sp) on sandy bottom, Gangga, Indonesia 3-5-07
Len Deeley / SplashdownDirect

Cuckoo Wrasse Labrus mixtus (male)
Sue Daly / SpecialistStock

Close-up of a Moon grouper (Variola louti) at a cleaning station, getting cleaned by a bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Anna C.J. Segeren / SpecialistStock

Dotted sweetlips, Plectorhinchus picus, being cleaned by bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus, Namu atoll
Andre Seale / SpecialistStock

Puddingwife wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, St. Peter and St. Pauls rocks, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean
Andre Seale / SpecialistStock

Puddingwife wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, swimming next to algae, Caulerpa racemosa, St. Peter and St
Andre Seale / SpecialistStock

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Napoleon wrasse. Red Sea, Egypt
Verushka Matchett / SplashdownDirect

Hump-headed Maori Wrasse Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia ZIE00244
AUS-1560 Hump-headed Maori Wrasse Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Cheilinusundulatus Alby Ziebell / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Hump-headed Maori Wrasse Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia SPE00488
AUS-1561 Hump-headed Maori Wrasse Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Cheilinusundulatus Mark Spencer / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

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Wrasse, a fascinating group of aquatic creatures that never cease to amaze us with their vibrant colors and unique behaviors. From the majestic Humphead Wrasse to the industrious Bluestreak cleaner wrasse, these fish have carved a special place in the underwater world. Imagine a Bluestreak cleaner wrasse fearlessly maneuvering among the sharp teeth of a Pelagic thresher shark, diligently cleaning away any parasites or dead skin. It's an incredible sight that showcases the symbiotic relationship between these two species. In another astonishing display of bravery, a Bluestreak cleaner wrasse sticks its head into the mouth of an unsuspecting predator. This fearless act is not only beneficial for both parties involved but also highlights the intelligence and adaptability of these bony-bodied swimmers. Venturing into different corners of our planet, we find the Cuckoo wrasse showcasing its mesmerizing colors off the coast of Channel Islands in the UK. Its vibrant hues create a striking contrast against its surroundings, making it truly stand out amongst other marine life. Meanwhile, as an Oblique passes by, we witness a Bluestreak cleaner wrasse swimming out from inside its mouth. This peculiar behavior demonstrates how these little cleaners are always on duty, ready to provide their services whenever needed. Traveling across Asia and beyond, we encounter various species like Anthozoa and Clepticus thriving in their aquatic habitats. These animals add diversity to our oceans' ecosystems while captivating us with their graceful movements and stunning appearances. The Ornate wrasse forms shoals near Deserta Grande in Madeira's Desertas Islands—a breathtaking spectacle that showcases nature's beauty at its finest. Their synchronized movements create waves of color beneath crystal-clear waters—an awe-inspiring sight for any observer lucky enough to witness it firsthand. Closer to home in Cornwall England's Porthkerris cove lies Ballan Wrasse—their presence brings life and vibrancy to the underwater landscape.