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Western King Wrassse

( Coris auricularis )
Description

Male (terminal phase) featured above, female (initial phase) featured below.

 

Other names

King Wrasse

How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
  • Is a member of the family Labridae (wrasses)
  • Can grow to 40cm in length
  • Protogynous Sequential hermaphrodites. Like many of the wrasses, they begin life as female and change to male as they age
  • Slippery to handle
  • Frequents coastal reef environments
  • Endemic to the temperate waters of WA
  • Occurs solitary or in small groups
  • Common sight for divers. Very curious and will often swim around a divers head, and occasionally pick at you
  • Common catch when fishing with small baits/hooks
  • Great live or fillet bait for West Australian Dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum)
  • Edible but not a renown table fish