Labrus mixtus Cuckoo Wrasse

Labrus mixtus is 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.

Profile

lexID:

1308 

AphiaID:

151501 

Scientific:

Labrus mixtus 

German:

Kuckuckslippfisch 

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 Gibraltar, Algeria, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Greece, Ireland, Madeira, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Scandinavia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

2 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coastal waters, Reef-associated, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

6.3" - 15.75" (16cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

44.6 °F - 17,1 °F (7°C - 17,1°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Snails, Worms 

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:

• 
  Labrus bergylta
  Gefleckter Lippfisch
• 
  Labrus merula
  Brauner Junker
• 
  Labrus mixtus
  Kuckuckslippfisch
• 
  Labrus viridis
  Grüner Lippfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-02-18 14:50:19 

Last edit:

2026-05-04 20:08:36 

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