[UW Photo A045] Sex changing Wrasse


(Location: Magic Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Wrasse is one of the few fish species that can change their sex during the life time. The dominant male is removed/died, it is said that a suitable female get that place with a sex change.
Colour pattern of the eye of this fish indicates it is in the process of such a sex change.

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