Coris - Rainbow wrasses

Classification

Genus: Coris - Rainbow wrasses
Family: Labridae - Wrasses
Order: Labriformes - Wrasses
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Coris is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
There are 27 currently recognized species.

Species

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
(Coris julis)

Batu coris
(Coris batuensis)

Dapple coris
(Coris variegata)

Western king wrasse
(Coris auricularis)

African wrasse
(Coris cuvieri)

Yellowtail wrasse
(Coris gaimard)

Yellowstripe coris
(Coris flavovittata)

Spottail coris
(Coris caudimacula)

Queen coris
(Coris formosa)

Clown wrasse
(Coris aygula)

Coris marquesensis

Coris musume

Blackbar coris
(Coris nigrotaenia)

Comb wrasse
(Coris picta)

Blackstripe coris
(Coris pictoides)

Coris roseoviridis

Sandager’s wrasse
(Coris sandeyeri)

Coris latifasciata

Coris hewetti

Pale-barred coris
(Coris dorsomacula)

De Buen’s coris
(Coris debueni)

Coris centralis

Doubleheader
(Coris bulbifrons)

Coris ballieui

Goldlined coris
(Coris aurilineata)

Coris atlantica

Elegant coris
(Coris venusta)

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