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Title: Spawning Corkwing Wrasse, UK
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A pair of corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) spawning on their nest. The larger male is in the foreground, while the smaller female with her blue egg tube (papilla) extended is behind. Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. British Isles. English Channel.
- British Isles
- corkwing wrasse: Symphodus melops
- Dorset
- England
- English Channel
- male
- mating
- nest
- spawning
- Swanage
- Swanage Pier
- United Kingdom
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