wrasse

The cleaner wrasse did not discriminate between male and female sharks, suggesting both get equally dirty.

One of the most interesting fish is the Napoleon or Humphead wrasse, named for the unusual lump on its forehead.

A wrasse cleans the skin of a wrought iron butterflyfish, whose black-and-white motif reminds Japanese of a samurai's kimono pattern.

This year's winning photo is of a male corkwing wrasse building a nest, by Robert Bailey.

Question : Overfishing humphead wrasse is against the principle of sustainable development. Why?

if you wish to have fish in your banquet , avoid humphead wrasse , if possible.

Also indigenous to the region is the saddleback wrasse , seen underneath, which feeds on dead and damaged skin.

Manta rays regularly visit "cleaning stations" where small wrasse fish clean them of parasites.

The clients could easily swallow the cleaner wrasse while it is going about its job.

Shining bright, a juvenile wrasse takes shelter in anchor coral off Flores Island, Indonesia.

This Asian Sheepshead Wrasse has been nicknamed the 'Shrek' fish, for resembling the animated character.

'But these pictures show that fish like wrasse are very bright . . .

There, hungry and detail-driven cleaner wrasse fish rid sharks of dead skin, external parasites and other undesirables.

A few years ago divers, working in a wreck under the Red Sea, several times sighted a wrasse 20 feet long.

The wrasse's stripes may signal that it is a useful helper rather than a ready meal.

A beautiful cuckoo wrasse which are found in Atlantic waters.

The Napoleon wrasse is endangered because it is a popular eating fish in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

WWF Ocean Park to call for green consumption to save Napoleon Wrasse

Emergency care of patients with Hump Head Wrasse poisoning

WWF Hong Kong and Ocean Park recommend the public to help conserve Napoleon Wrasse by taking the following actions