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 caudimacula
Name
Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Holotype: MNHN A-9282.
Type locality: Mauritius.
Synonyms
* Coris multicolor (Rüppell, 1835)
* Halichoeres multicolor Rüppell, 1835
* Julis caudimacula Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
References
* Quoy, J.R.C. and J.P. Gaimard 1834: Poissons. In: Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe," exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-29, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Paris. Poissons. 3: 645-720, Pls. 1-4, 7, 10-12,1 4.
* 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 caudimacula (Mirror site)
Vernacular names
English: Spottail Coris
