WRASSES (Labridce) 



Wrasses are tropical and temperate shore fishes, possessed of 

 thick lips and crushing teeth well suited to the food, which consists 

 of molluscs. Many of them are beautifully coloured. All four of 

 the species figured are native to the seas of Britain. Their names 

 are: 



1. Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis}. 



2. Ballan Wrasse (Labrus maculatiis). 



3. Cuckoo Wrasse (L. mixtus\ male. 



4. Corkwing (Crenilabrus melops}. 



