Coris gaimard (Information about this image)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Labriformes
Familia: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Species: Coris gaimard
Name
Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Holotype: MNHN A-9272.
Type locality: Maui, Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A.
Synonyms
Coris gaimard gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Coris greenoughii Günther, 1861
Coris greenovii (Bennett, 1828)
Coris pulcherrima Günther, 1862
Julis gaimard Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Julis gaimard speciosa Fowler, 1946
Julis ganymede Bennett, 1830
Julis greenovii Bennett, 1828
Julis leucorhynchos Bleeker, 1856
References
Quoy, J.R.C. & J.P. Gaimard 1824-25: Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. "L'Uranie" et "La Physicienne," pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. : 192–401
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.
Coris gaimard in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
English: Yellowtail Coris
Coris gaimard, the yellowtail wrasse or African coris, among other vernacular names, is a species of wrasse native to the tropical waters of the central Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, from Christmas Islands and Cocos Keeling Islands to the Society Islands, Hawaii, and from Japan to Australia. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs, being found in areas that offer a mix of sand patches, rubble, and coral at depths from 1 to 50 m (3.3 to 164.0 ft). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade and is popular species for display in public aquaria.[2]
This species can reach 40 cm (16 in) in total length, though most do not exceed 20 cm (7.9 in).[2] As a juvenile, it is a bright red colour with large, black-margined white spots. As an adult, it has a pink face and fins, with the exception of the tail fin, which is bright yellow. The body is green towards the anterior darkening and decorated with bright blue specks towards the caudal peduncle. The fish also gains a very bright orange anterior when it grows into adulthood, and has a drastically shaded body in the posterior region that is dotted with very bright blue spots ringed with dark blue.
Juvenile Coris gaimard in Izu, Japan
References
Pollard, D.; Liu, M. (2010). "Coris gaimard". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187436A8534848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187436A8534848.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coris gaimard". FishBase. August 2013 version.
External links
Nicolas Bailly (2013). Bailly N (ed.). "Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
Photos of Coris gaimard on Sealife Collection
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