Fishing for Atlantic rainbow wrasse

Coris melanura

The Atlantic rainbow wrasse is a slender fish that changes color with sex: initial-phase fish are brownish with a whitish belly and an orange midbody stripe, while males develop an orange-and-blue zigzag band. It lives over rocky reefs and seagrass of the eastern Atlantic. Adults reach about 12 inches and under a pound, burying in sand at night. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater

IUCN Status

Not evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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