Coris formosa

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 formosa

Name

Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)

Holotype: No types known.

Type locality: South coast of Sri Lanka.

Synonyms

* Coris frerei Günther, 1867
* Coris halei Day, 1888
* Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830

References

* Bennett, J.W. 1828-30: A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon. London. First Edition: i--viii + 30 unnumbered pp., Pls. 1-30.
* 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 formosa (Mirror site)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Queen Coris

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Coris formosa is a Wrasse from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 60 cm in length.

References

* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Coris formosa" in FishBase. December 2008 version.