Labrus mixtus Cuckoo wrasse

Labrus mixtusis commonly referred to as Cuckoo wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Labrus mixtus
German:: Kuckucks-Lippfisch
English:: Cuckoo Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Labrus (Genus) > mixtus (Species)
Initial determination:: Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence:: West Sahara, Tunesien, Straße von Gibralta, Algeria, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Scandinavia, Senegal, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 2 - 200 Meter
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 78.8 °F (20°C - 26°C)
Food:: Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis, Snails
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-02-18 14:50:19
Last edit:: 2005-08-20 16:28:02

Info

Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms:
Labrus bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Labrus carneus Ascanius, 1772
Labrus coeruleus Ascanius, 1772
Labrus coquus Gmelin, 1789
Labrus larvatus Lowe, 1852
Labrus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788
Labrus luvarus Rafinesque, 1810
Labrus ossifagus Linnaeus, 1758
Labrus quadrimaculatus Risso, 1827
Labrus trimaculatus Bonnaterre, 1788
Labrus variegatus Gmelin, 1789
Labrus varius Linnaeus, 1758
Labrus vetula Bloch, 1792
Sparus formosus Shaw, 1790

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Labrus (Genus) > Labrus mixtus (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

Scientific paper

On the occurrence of Beania mirabilis and Labrus mixtus at Eastbourne, Sussex, Roper, F.C.S., 1869

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Flickr Homepage Keith DP Wilson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Hippocampus Bildarchiv (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Jim Greenfield (British Marine Life) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Male

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus Norwegen

Female

Commonly

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