Citation: Costello, M.J. 1991 Review of the biology of wrasse (Labridae: Pisces) in Northern Europe. Progress in Underwater Science 16: 29-51
Number of Pages: 23
Keywords: Ecology, Europe, Fauna, Fish, Marine, Parasite, Pisces, Reproduction biology
Abstract: Review concerns 5 species of wrasse that are common in Northern European waters: rock cook, corkwing, goldsinny, ballan and the cuckoo. Their distribution, feeding, growth, reproduction, behaviour, and parasites are described, including their behaviour relating to cleaning parasites from other fish species.