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There are over 600 species of wrasse to be found worldwide but the two most common wrasse found around the UK are the Ballan Wrasse and the Cuckoo Wrasse as photographed here. The male Cuckoo Wrasse as seen here is a highly coloured individual and could almost be considered to be in a livery more fashionable in more tropical locations. At present the UK shore rod caught record for this fish is 1lb 9oz A peculiarity of all the wrasse family is that they are all born female and after a period of several years half become male. This specimen was caught on a prawn bait in the Moray Firth.
NJ1470 : The Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
NJ1971 : Cuckoo Wrasse