Coris batuensis

Last updated

Coris batuensis
Coris batuensis.jpg
Batu coris (Coris batuensis) (35840923335) (cropped).jpg
Adult (top) and juvenile (bottom)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Species:
C. batuensis
Binomial name
Coris batuensis
(Bleeker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Julis batuensisBleeker, 1856
  • Hemicoris batuensis(Bleeker, 1856)
  • Julis schroederiiBleeker, 1858
  • Coris schroederi(Bleeker, 1858)
  • Coris pallida Macleay, 1881
  • Coris papuensisMacleay, 1883
  • Coris coronata De Vis, 1885
  • Platyglossus punctatusDe Vis, 1885

Coris batuensis, the Batu coris, also known as the Batu rainbow-wrasse, the variegated wrasse, the dapple coris, pallid wrasse, Schroeder's coris, Schroeder's rainbow wrasse, variegated rainbowfish or yellow wrasse, [2] is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from the African coast to the Marshall Islands and from southern Japan to Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Tonga. This species is an inhabitant of coral reefs and surrounding areas at depths from 2 to 30 m (6.6 to 98.4 ft), though it is rarer deeper than 15 m (49 ft). It can reach 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade. [3]

References

  1. Craig, M.; Yeeting, B. (2010). "Coris batuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T187417A8529780. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187417A8529780.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Dianne J. Bray. "Coris batuensis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coris batuensis". FishBase . August 2013 version.