WRASSE
Marine life
Marine life · Fish
Asian Sheepshead Wrasse
Asian Sheepshead Wrasse
Large wrasse (Labridae) — species-level scientific name not recorded (not asserted)
A large wrasse (Labridae) that develops a bump on its forehead. It lives on offshore rocky reefs and walls and is the signature large fish of Ulleung·Dokdo's offshore sites.
No legal protected-species basis confirmed
01Profile
A large fish with a bump on its forehead
A large wrasse (Labridae) that develops a bump on its head, living on offshore rocky reefs and walls. The notes describe it as a “large wrasse (Labridae)” and do not assert a species-level scientific name.
02Habitat
The signature large fish of Ulleung·Dokdo's offshore waters
Large Asian sheepshead wrasse are seen on offshore walls and rocky reefs such as Ulleungdo's Jukdo (abundant fish in Jun–Jul) and Ssangjeongcho.
Ulleung·Dokdo offshoreRocky reef · walls
Bump
Forehead bump · offshore large fish
03Where you usually see it
Where to meet the Asian sheepshead wrasse
04Protection
No legal protected-species basis confirmed
No separate legal protected-species basis has been confirmed.