Coris aygula

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Species: Coris aygula

Name

Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801

Syntypes: MNHN B-2128 (2, dry skins).

Type locality: Mauritius.

Synonyms

* Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801
* Coris angulatus Lacepède, 1801
* Coris cyanea Macleay, 1883
* Coris imbris Tanaka, 1918
* Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887
* Hemicoris cingulum (Lacepède, 1801)
* Julis cingulum Valenciennes, 1839
* Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839
* Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
* Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831
* Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835
* Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830
* Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801

References

* Lacepède, B.G.E. 1801: Historie naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
* Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1-97.
* FishBase link : species Coris aygula (Mirror site)

Vernacular names
English: Clown Coris

The Clown coris (Coris aygula), also known as the Clown wrasse, is a fish in the family Labridae.

Description

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.

Habitat

It is associated with coral reefs, usually on the seaward side from 2m to 30m depth. They are generally solitary as adults.

Distribution

Western Pacific Ocean including Red Sea, and Indian Ocean, as far north as Southern Japan

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Coris aygula" in FishBase. 5 2007 version.