• Norwegian: gressgylt

Characteristics:

It may be confused with the more common corkwing wrasse, but lacks the dark spot behind the eye and at the base of the tale. This is a small wrasse, the length never exceeds 18 cm. The coloring is mostly orange, brown or green with blue or pink stripes and blotches.

Habitat:

It thrives on rocky locations hiding in crevices or among eel-grass and seaweeds. It is rarely seen deeper than 25 meters.

Distribution:

This is an eastern Atlantic species, found from Norway and Greenland in the North to Portugal in the south.