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Cuckoo wrasse

Labrus mixtus

5,240Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
20Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan21
Feb85
Mar386
Apr228
May477
Jun876
Jul1,025
Aug939
Sep762
Oct277
Nov92
Dec27

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland59
2Pembrokeshire Wales47
3Argyll and Bute Scotland39
4Cornwall England14
5Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland12
6Gwynedd Wales10
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland10
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland10
9Torbay England10
10Dorset England7
11Devon England7
12North Ayrshire Scotland5
13Ards and North Down Northern Ireland5
14Isle of Anglesey Wales4
15Orkney Islands Scotland4
2,679 England838 Scotland429 Wales326 Northern Ireland4 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 20 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
5,240
Peak month
July
Counties with records
20
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Labrus mixtus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,194
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Perciformes
Family
Labridae
Genus
Labrus
Name with authority
Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
36

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1292422 · GBIF 2383649