Hung out with this rockmover wrasse today for a while. He looked POed that somebody called him a rockmover and now he's obligated to be out here all day, moving rocks.

#scuba #WrasseWednesday #OnThursday #fish #Hawaii #ocean

More fish photos to brighten up Blue Sky. Remember the original fish Twitter games we used to play? Like #EpithetEtymology, #GuessThatFish, and #WrasseWednesday? I’m bringing them all back!

Other common parrotfish @elrioymar are East Indies (Scarus hypselopterus), top; Bluebarred (S. ghobban) & Greenblotch (S. quoyi).
#parrotfish #TeamFish #FishFriday #coralreef #coralreefs #busuanga #coron #palawan #philippines #WrasseWednesday #scarus 13/25

Pastel Green Wrasse (Halichoeres chloropterus) - adults &, variety of looks, juveniles - are common around the sea grass beds at @elrioymar. There are also Pinstriped (H. melanurus) & Zigzag (H. scapularis) wrasse, the latter liking the sand. #WrasseWednesday #FishFriday 11/25

Other maori wrasses at @ElRioyMar are common Linedcheek (Oxycheilinus digramma) & a few Slender (O. celebicus). There are also Threeline Wrasse (Stethojulis trilineata) & of course lots of hard working Bluestreak Cleaners (Labroides dimidiatus). #WrasseWednesday #FishFriday 10/25

The #coralreef @elrioymar is good for maori wrasse with lots Redbreast (Cheilinus fasciatus) & Floral (C. chlorourus) wrasses & even a young Napolean (C. undulatus). Anchor Tuskfish (Choerodon anchorago) are common. #WrasseWednesday #oceananimals #FishFriday #coron #palawan 9/25

There are even yellow morphs of Latent Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus brevis) @elrioymar plus the less showy cousin, Slingjaw Wrasse (E. insidiator).
Also a few Blackeye Thicklip (Hemigymnus melapterus) & the ubiquitous Moon Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare). #coralreef #WrasseWednesday
8/25

It's #WrasseWednesday and we're honouring Halichoeres ornatissimus—a type of Christmas wrasse. This tropical reef fish is endemic to Hawaii and named for its green and red colour pattern 🌸🎄🐠

📸: Luiz Rocha

Ornate (Thalassoma pavo), Peacock (Symphodus tinca) - here's a less common terminal male & Ocellated (S. ocellatus) wrasses all common in NW Sicily. Surprisingly, Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis) is less so.
#wrasse #WrasseWednesday #wrasses #mediterranean #mediterraneanfish
21/24

A lovely selection of Wrasse in the crystal clear waters of Calla Minnola, Levanzo: Five-spotted (Symphodus roissali) (also common throughout NW Sicily), Brown (Labrus merula), Axillary (S. mediterraneus) & Long-nosed (S. rostratus)
#IsoleEgadi #wrasse #WrasseWednesday
20/24

More than once, in the time I spent with him, the Ocellated Wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) at Cabo de Palos managed to lure a female into his carefully constructed nest. Here, as the finale of this 🧵 is the most promising pas de deux I witnessed. #wrassewednesday #FathersDay 25/25

Here's the hard working ♂️ Ocellated Wrasse adding more carefully chosen soft snippets of seaweed into his laboriously created cosy nest cup (after an hour of witnessing his tireless efforts, almost felt like marrying him myself!)
#wrassewednesday #FathersDay #SundayVibes
24/25

Amazing privilege to encounter this handsome Ocellated Wrasse at Cala Roja #CapoDePalos busy nest building (clockwise from left): v choosily selecting the most fluffy fronds of algae, plucking them, carrying them back to his nest & carefully incorporating. #wrassewednesday
23/25

Ocellated Wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) more abundant at Cabo de Palos than I've ever seen elsewhere. Often saw groups of young. V varied in colour, from the plain grey, through to mottled green and pure green over the sea grass beds. #wrassewednesday #Mediterranean #Spain
22/25

Finally, Bullethead Parrotfish (Scarus sordidus) abundant at Aqaba South Beach #coralreef, incl. some big males. Also Bluebarred (S. ghobban), & my favourite, the yellow Red Sea Steephead(ed) (Heavybeak) Parrotfish (Chlorurus gibbus).
#WrasseWednesday #Labridae #coralreefs 22/22

At #Aqaba South Beach #coralreef, Rusty Parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus) at top, including big male.
Below, Swarthy (Dusky) (S. niger) & Bridled parrotfish (S. frenatus).
#parrotfish #Labridae #Jordan #RedSea #coralreeffish #ichthyology #WrasseWednesday
21/22

Lastly 3 parrotfish tweets, starting with a common one at #Aqaba #Coralreef: Dotted Parrotfish (Calotomus viridescens) in various guises.
Puzzled by the fish lower right - is it Palenose Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) #FishID?
#Parrotfish #Jordan #RedSea #WrasseWednesday
20/22

Last #wrasse are my favourites at #Aqaba #Coralreef: Yellowbreasted (Twist's) (Anampses twistii), Yellowtail (Spotted) (A. meleagrides) & Dragon (Rockmover) (Novaculichthys taeniourus) #wrasses & Clown Coris (Coris aygula).
#RedSea #WrasseWednesday #TeamFish #icthyology
19/22

Bandcheek Wrasse (Oxycheilinus digrammus), top row, a new one for me but common at #Aqaba South Beach #coralreef.
Maybe lower left is Seagrass Dwarf Wrasse (Pteragogus pelycus)?
Love seeing Lyretail Hogfish (Bodianus anthioides).
#wrasse #WrasseWednesday #lyretailhogfish
18/22

Among #Aqaba #coralreeffish: Blackedge (Half & Half) (Hemigymnus melapterus) & Barred (H. fasciatus) thicklip wrasses; Dusky (Halichoeres marginatus) & Nebulous (Picture) (H. nebulosus) wrasses.
#wrasse #WrasseWednesday #RedSea #Jordan #icthyology #coralreef #duskywrasse
17/22

At top, Indian (Ocean)Bird Wrasse (Birdfish)(Gomphosus caeruleus) ♀️ & juv, but is the lower right also a juv #BirdWrasse juv #FishID? Plentiful at Aqaba South Beach, as is Cigar Wrasse (Cheilio inermis) over sand & seagrass.
#wrasse #WrasseWednesday #RedSea #Jordan #Aqaba 16/22

At Aqaba South Beach #coralreef, only saw 1 big ♂️Broomtail Wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus), ♀️ commoner, but more Abudjubbe Wrasse (C. abudjubbe).
Surprisingly few Bluestreak (Common) Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) & saw no other sp. #WrasseWednesday #RedSea #Jordan 15/22

Now wrasse: gorgeous Klunzinger's (Thalassoma klunzingeri) is one of commonest, bombing over #coralreef at Aqaba South Beach.
Also lots Bluelined (Stethojulis albovittata) but rather few Sixline (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia), here with a pink Finger Coral. #WrasseWednesday
14/22

♂️ Ornate Wrasse with Peacock Wrasse.
Peacocks often hang vertically asking to be cleaned.
Here a juv Ocellated Wrasse takes up invite. (Juv Axillary, Peacock & Rainbow wrasse also clean; Black-taileds are lifelong cleaners).
Also a five-spotted Wrasse.
#WrasseWednesday
6/9

At @PNPC83 Anse Magaud @VilleDeToulon, Axillary Wrasse, Ocellated Wrasse & a mystery wrasse? (lower right - any id @inaturalist?).

Not so many big fish here. A man was spearfishing within the protected area on 17 Sept. #IllegalFishing #WrasseWednesday #Provence #France
5/9

Plenty of large Brown Wrasse at Plage de La Palud, Port-cros, here attended by Ocellated & Rainbow Wrasse.

Black-tailed Wrasse offering cleaning services, here to a large Mediterranean White Seabream.
Saw the largest Peacock Wrasses have ever seen.

#WrasseWednesday

5/11

Here's a "super male" Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis) with a female. Also, clockwise from top left, Grey (Symphodus cinerus) & Axillary Wrasses (S. mediterraneus) as well as the more common Five-spotted Wrasse (S. roissali).

#PortCros #wrasse #WrasseWednesday #Mediterranean

4/11

Ornate Wrasse abundant at Porquerolles, esp. females (top). Males more common on rough, wave-lashed promontories.
Black-tailed Wrasse (Symphodus melanocercus) are the main cleaner fish, their services especially popular with the plentiful Peacock Wrasses. #WrasseWednesday

3/5

Can anyone tell me what this inquisitive little fish is at #Alghero #Sardinia. Could it be Pteragogus trispilus? #fishID #mediterraneanfish @FishBaseProject #identification #wrasse #FishOfTheWeek #ichthyology #WrasseWednesday

Appropriately, #ValentinesDay crosses over with #WrasseWednesday this year