Wrässe, n.

(răs), n. [W. gwrachy, wrack, the wrasse.] (Ichth.) A fish of several species of the genus Labrus, inhabiting the Mediterranean and Atlantic. It is a prickly-spined, hard-boned fish, with an oblong, scaly body, and a single dorsal fin. About twenty-one species are found, all highly colored, of which about six are found on the British coast. Baird.

Red or Three-spotted Wrasse.