Species ID
View AllWestern King Wrassse
( Coris auricularis )
Description
Other names
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
