Coris (fish) explained

Coris is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Species

The 28 currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Coris atlantica Günther, 1862

• Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839 (western king wrasse)

• Coris aurilineata J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (gold-lined coris)

• Coris aygula Lacépède, 1801 (clown coris)
• Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

• Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856) (Batu coris)
• Coris bulbifrons J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (doubleheader)

• Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (spottail coris)

• Coris centralis J. E. Randall, 1999
• Coris cuvieri (E. T. Bennett, 1831)

• Coris debueni J. E. Randall, 1999 (De Buen's coris)

• Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908 (pale-barred coris)

• Coris flavovittata (E. T. Bennett, 1828) (yellowstripe coris)
• Coris flava Fricke & Durville, 2021 (yellow coris)^[1]

• Coris formosa (J. W. Bennett, 1830) (queen coris)
• Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (African coris)
• Coris hewetti J. E. Randall, 1999
• Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean rainbow wrasse)
• Coris latifasciata J. E. Randall, 2013
• Coris marquesensis J. E. Randall, 1999
• Coris musume (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
• Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare, 1995 (blackbar coris)
• Coris picta (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (comb wrasse)
• Coris pictoides J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (blackstripe coris)

• Coris roseoviridis J. E. Randall, 1999
• Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884) (Sandager's wrasse)
• Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835) (dapple coris)
• Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 (elegant coris)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adams . Jake . 2022-01-03 . Coris flava, a New Species of Large Wrasse from Réunion . 2023-10-16 . Reef Builders The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog . en-US.