Clown coris

Clown coris
Juvenile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Species:
C. aygula
Binomial name
Coris aygula
Synonyms[2]
  • Coris angulata Lacépède, 1801
  • Labrus cingulum Lacépède, 1801
  • Hemicoris cingulum (Lacépède, 1801)
  • Julis cingulum (Lacépède, 1801)
  • Labrus aureomaculatus J.W. Bennett, 1830
  • Julis ruppelii E. T. Bennett, 1831
  • Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  • Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835
  • Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839
  • Coris cyanea Macleay, 1883
  • Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887
  • Coris imbris Tanaka, 1918

The clown coris (Coris aygula), also known as the clown wrasse, false clownwrasse, humphead wrasse, hump-headed wrasse, red-blotched rainbowfish or twinspot wrasse,[3] is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ Choat, J.H.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Coris aygula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187802A8632709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187802A8632709.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bray, D.J. (2017). "Coris aygula". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 5 January 2020.