Coris (fish)

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Coris
Coris gaimard real.jpg
Yellowtail coris (C. gaimard)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Coris
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Coris aygula
Lacépède, 1801 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • AllocorisKuiter, 2010
  • Aygula Rafinesque, 1815
  • CorichoeresKuiter, 2010
  • Ctenocorissa Whitley, 1931
  • Hemicoris Bleeker, 1862
  • Icthycallus Swainson, 1839
  • Julis Cuvier, 1814
  • Neanis Gistel, 1848
  • ParacorisKuiter, 2010
  • TiricorisWhitley, 1955

Coris is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Species

The 28 currently recognized species in this genus are: [3]

SpeciesCommon nameImage
Coris atlantica

Günther, 1862

Coris atlantica.jpg
Coris auricularis

(Valenciennes, 1839)

western king wrasse Coris auricuaris m King wrasse PC079049 (cropped).JPG
Coris aurilineata

J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982

gold-lined coris Coris aurilineata 1.jpg
Coris aygula

Lacépède, 1801

clown coris Coris Napoleon de manchas rojas (Coris aygula), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-14, DD 46.jpg
Coris ballieui

Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Coris batuensis

(Bleeker, 1856)

Batu coris Coris batuensis.jpg
Coris bulbifrons

J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982

doubleheader Coris bulbifrons 345561127 (cropped).jpg
Coris caudimacula

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

spottail coris Spot-tail Wrasse, Lighthouse - Island Rock Road, Jangamo- Paindane resort imported from iNaturalist photo 16001099 (cropped).jpg
Coris centralis

J. E. Randall, 1999

Coris cuvieri

(E. T. Bennett, 1831)

African Coris, shaab sharm, Marsa Alam, Qesm Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt imported from iNaturalist photo 29987129 (cropped).jpg
Coris debueni

J. E. Randall, 1999

De Buen's coris Coris debueni (cropped).jpg
Coris dorsomacula

Fowler, 1908

pale-barred coris Pale-barred Coris, Hou Bi Hu Bei Ce Hua Yuan (Ken Ding ) imported from iNaturalist photo 89564346 (cropped).jpg
Coris flavovittata

(E. T. Bennett, 1828)

yellowstripe coris Cleaning Shrimp and Coris.jpg
Coris flava

Fricke & Durville, 2021

yellow coris
Coris formosa

(J. W. Bennett, 1830)

queen coris Coris formosa Kenya.jpg
Coris gaimard

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

yellowtail coris Yellowtail Coris, Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA imported from iNaturalist photo 204543374.jpg
Coris hewetti

J. E. Randall, 1999

Coris julis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse, Greece imported from iNaturalist photo 222807870 (cropped).jpg
Coris latifasciata

J. E. Randall, 2013

Coris marquesensis

J. E. Randall, 1999

Coris melanura Coris melanura male (cropped).jpg
Coris musume

(D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904)

Coris nigrotaenia

Mee & Hare, 1995

blackbar coris
Coris picta

(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

comb wrasse MusumeBRnup (cropped).jpg
Coris pictoides

J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982

blackstripe coris Pixy Wrasse, sand slope, Romblon, Philippines imported from iNaturalist photo 334090470 (cropped).jpg
Coris roseoviridis

J. E. Randall, 1999

Coris sandeyeri

(Hector, 1884)

eastern king wrasse,

Sandager's wrasse

Eastern King Wrasse, Orau Cove imported from iNaturalist photo 170288982 (cropped).jpg
Coris variegata

(Rüppell, 1835)

dapple coris Dapple Coris, Safaja, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt imported from iNaturalist photo 283507133 (cropped).jpg
Coris venusta

Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

elegant coris Elegant Coris, Kapa`a, HI 96746, USA imported from iNaturalist photo 239958677.jpg

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Coris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Coris". FishBase . August 2013 version.