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Labrus mixtus (red wrasse; Cuckoo wrasse)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Senegal, including the Azores and Madeira. It is also found in the Mediterranean Sea. They can be found amongst the algae on rocky shores at depths from 2 to 200 m (6.6 to 656.2 ft), though mostly between 40 and 80 m (130 and 260 ft). This species is an important food fish for local populations and is also popular as a game fish. It is also a popular fish for display in public aquaria.
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Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Acartia clausi[1]
Oithona similis[1]
Pseudocalanus elongatus[1]
Temora longicornis[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cryptocotyle lingua[2]
Grillotia erinaceus[2]
Helicometra fasciata[2]
Macvicaria alacris[2]
Scolex polymorphus[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0