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Coris (fish)

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Coris
African Coris (C. gaimard)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Coris aygula
Lacépède, 1801[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Allocoris Kuiter, 2010
  • Aygula Rafinesque, 1815
  • Corichoeres Kuiter, 2010
  • Ctenocorissa Whitley, 1931
  • Hemicoris Bleeker, 1862
  • Icthycallus Swainson, 1839
  • Julis Cuvier, 1814
  • Neanis Gistel, 1848
  • Paracoris Kuiter, 2010
  • Tiricoris Whitley, 1955

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

Species

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

C. atlantica
C. auricularis
C. aurilineata
C. ballieui
C. bulbifrons
C. caudimacula
A Coris cuvieri.
C. debueni
C. dorsomacula
yellowstripe morph and black stripe morph of C. flavovittota
C. pictoides
C. venusta

References

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  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.
  4. ^ Adams, Jake (2022-01-03). "Coris flava, a New Species of Large Wrasse from Réunion". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2023-10-16.