| Clown coris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Coris |
| Species: | C. aygula |
| Binomial name | |
| Coris aygula (Lacépède, 1801) |
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The Clown coris (Coris aygula), also known as the Clown wrasse, is a fish in the family Labridae.
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Clown coris can grow up to 120 cm (47 in) in length. There is a marked difference in appearance between juveniles and adults; juveniles are white and orange with false eyes on the dorsal fin, while adults are uniformly dark green or with light banding and developing a prominent forehead.
It is associated with coral reefs, usually on the seaward side from 2m to 30m depth. They are generally solitary as adults.
Western Pacific Ocean including Red Sea, and Indian Ocean, as far north as Southern Japan