Dapple coris
(Coris variegata)

Classification

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

General data

Scientific names: Dapple coris
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Tropical
Native to coasts of: Africa, Asia
Distribution: Red sea

Western Indian Ocean: endemic to the Red Sea.

This name is wrongly used in the Indo-West Pacific for the very similar Coris batuensis.

Max length : 20 cm TL

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