The goldsinny wrasse belongs to the large wrasse family and is the only one of its genus found in the Baltic Sea. Growing up to 18 centimetres long, this fish likes to hide in rocky environments and prefers to eat crustaceans or bryozoans. The goldsinny wrasse play a special role within the marine environment: as so-called ‘cleaner fish’ they also remove parasites from other fish.
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