Snakeskin Wrasse

There are more species of Wrasse in Sydney than any other family of fish - nearly 50 in total. They come in all sizes shapes and colours, even bright blue - yes, the famous Blue Groper is actually a Wrasse.

They even come in snakeskin, which is definitely an unusual look underwater, especially as they look like land snakes rather than sea snakes.

Luckily for these beautiful little fish, they don't make very good handbags or boots as after a few days they smell really bad and tend to fall apart.

 

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SNAKESKIN WRASSE

A few more facts from the people that know more about the marine life of Sydney than anyone else.

More info from the
Australian Museum
 
 

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