Marine Life

Mccosker’s wrasse

Faiy mini hikaa

Paracheilinus mccoskeri

The male of Paracheilinus mccoskeri is renowned for its size and beauty, and is one of the most popular Maldivian reef fishes. They maintain harems of several females, which they display with their spectacular dorsal fins, making them a popular choice for aquariums.

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size: Max. 7.5 cm
color: Ground colour orange. Females with faint, broken blue horizontal lines on sides. Males with distinct broken blue lines and deep red on inner part of soft dorsal and outer part of anal fins.
order: Perciformes
family: Labridae
image url: https://assets.explore.mv/fishes/paracheilinus-mccoskeri.png
habitat and biology: This species is typically found on the seafloor in depths greater than 20 meters, where it forms large groups. Its diet consists mainly of zooplankton.
distinctive characters: This species is usually found on rubble bottoms at depths greater than 20 meters. It tends to form aggregations, or groups, and feeds on zooplankton.