Labridae
9 fish on EveryFish name Labridae among their families.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldSix-line wrasse
Small violet reef fish with six orange stripesReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1857
WorldBluehead wrasse
A small Atlantic reef fish known for changing sex and colour.Other · Coral reefs
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreHumphead wrasse
The largest reef-dwelling wrasse, known for its forehead hump and endangered status.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1801
OceaniaBluestreak cleaner wrasse
A small reef fish that cleans parasites from larger marine animals.Reef fish · Coral reefs
WorldBird wrasse
A long-snouted Indo-Pacific reef fish that changes sex.Reef fish · Coral reefs
WorldGreen humphead parrotfish
The largest parrotfish species, known for its massive head and role in reef bioerosion.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldQueen parrotfish
A colourful reef fish that turns coral into sandReef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldParrotfish
Reef-dwelling wrasses with beak-like teeth that grind coral into sand.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
WorldWrasse
A large family of colourful marine fish known for sex change and cleaning symbiosis.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Six-line wrasse: Lonnie Huffman, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bluehead wrasse: (c) JamesLaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
- Humphead wrasse: R Vasconcellos, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bird wrasse: Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Green humphead parrotfish: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Queen parrotfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Parrotfish: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Wrasse: Leonard Low, CC BY 2.0, source