Ornate wrasse - Image

Ornate wrasse - Thalassoma pavo - Up for food

Elongated,compressed body with oval, pointed, head. Small mouth with big lips. Caudal fin has elongated lobes. Female fish are greenish-brown with a dark lateral band. Males have a red head with bluish stripes and a vertical red band behind the operculum. Lives on rocky bottoms and close to Neptune grass from 2 - 3 meters down to 150 in the most southern regions of the Mediterranean. Maximum size 25 centimeters.


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Ornate wrasse - Thalassoma pavo - Up for food

by Dieter


Uploaded on July 19, 2022


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Camera: Canon
Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS
Creation Date: 2017:11:05 17:59:24
Image width: 2012 px
Image height: 1578 px
Image size: 2.82MB
Aperature: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/160
ISO - speed: 250

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