Clown coris
| Clown coris | |
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| Juvenile | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Coris |
| Species: | C. aygula |
| Binomial name | |
| Coris aygula Lacépède, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Several, see text | |
The clown coris, Coris aygula, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Description
This species can reach a total length of 120 cm (47 in). A marked difference in appearance is noted 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.[2]
Habitat
C. aygula is an inhabitant of coral reefs where they prefer areas of sand or rubble at depths from 2 to 30 m (6.6 to 98.4 ft). They are generally solitary as adults, while juveniles can often be found in tide pools.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found from the Red Sea and the African coast eastward to the Line Islands and Ducie Island and from southern Japan to Lord Howe Island.[2]
Synonyms
These specific names have been determined to be junior synonyms of C. aygula:[2]
- Coris angulata Lacépède, 1801
- Labrus cingulum Lacépède, 1801
- Hemicoris cingulum (Lacépède, 1801)
- Julis cingulum (Lacépède, 1801)
- Labrus aureomaculatus J. W. Bennett, 1830
- Julis ruppelii E. T. Bennett, 1831
- Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
- Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835
- Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839
- Coris cyanea J. W. Macleay, 1883
- Coris variegata E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887
- Coris imbris S. Tanaka (I), 1918
References
- ↑ Choat, J.H. & Pollard, D. 2010. Coris aygula. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Coris aygula" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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