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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Coris

(See list of species below)


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27 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic

Coris atlantica Günther, 1862

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Coris atlantica
[]

Photo by Yau, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Coris auricularis
[Western king wrasse]
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Coris aurilineata
[Goldlined coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris aygula
[Clown coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris ballieui
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris batuensis
[Batu coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris bulbifrons
[Doubleheader]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris caudimacula
[Spottail coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Coris centralis Randall, 1999

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris centralis
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Coris cuvieri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm NG
Coris debueni Randall, 1999

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris debueni
[De Buen's coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris dorsomacula
[Pale-barred coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 50.8 cm SL
Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris flavovittata
[Yellowstripe coris]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Coris formosa
[Queen coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris gaimard
[African coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
Coris hewetti Randall, 1999

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris hewetti
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Coris julis
[Mediterranean rainbow wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Coris latifasciata Randall, 2013

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris latifasciata
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Coris marquesensis Randall, 1999

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris marquesensis
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific

Coris musume (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Coris musume
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 43.5 cm TL
Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare, 1995

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris nigrotaenia
[Blackbar coris]

Photo by Banks, I.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Coris picta
[Comb wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Coris pictoides Randall & Kuiter, 1982

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris pictoides
[Blackstripe coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
Coris roseoviridis Randall, 1999

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris roseoviridis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris sandeyeri
[Sandager's wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris variegata
[Dapple coris]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 19.3 cm TL
Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Coris venusta
[Elegant coris]
27 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Coris
(Wrasses)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1862 Coris atlantica Eastern Atlantic
1839 Coris auricularis Western king wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean 40 TL
1982 Coris aurilineata Goldlined coris Western Pacific 14 TL
1801 Coris aygula Clown coris Indo-Pacific 120 TL
1875 Coris ballieui Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL
1856 Coris batuensis Batu coris Indo-Pacific 17 TL
1982 Coris bulbifrons Doubleheader Southwest Pacific 60 TL
1834 Coris caudimacula Spottail coris Indian Ocean 20 TL
1999 Coris centralis Eastern Central Pacific 9.2 SL
1831 Coris cuvieri Indian Ocean 38 TL
1999 Coris debueni De Buen's coris Eastern Pacific 27 NG
1908 Coris dorsomacula Pale-barred coris Western Pacific 38 TL
1828 Coris flavovittata Yellowstripe coris Eastern Central Pacific 50.8 SL
1830 Coris formosa Queen coris Western Indian Ocean 60 TL
1824 Coris gaimard African coris Pacific Ocean 40 TL
1999 Coris hewetti Eastern Central Pacific 13.9 SL
1758 Coris julis Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Eastern Atlantic 30 SL
2013 Coris latifasciata Indian Ocean 9.4 SL
1999 Coris marquesensis Eastern Central Pacific 23 SL
1904 Coris musume Northwest Pacific
1995 Coris nigrotaenia Blackbar coris Western Indian Ocean 43.5 TL
1801 Coris picta Comb wrasse Western Pacific 25 TL
1982 Coris pictoides Blackstripe coris Western Pacific 15 TL
1999 Coris roseoviridis Eastern Central Pacific 19.8 SL
1884 Coris sandeyeri Sandager's wrasse Southwest Pacific 25 TL
1835 Coris variegata Dapple coris Western Indian Ocean 20 TL
1875 Coris venusta Elegant coris Eastern Central Pacific 19.3 TL



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