Coris (fish)

Coris
	Yellowtail coris (C. gaimard)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Subfamily:	Corinae
Genus:	Coris; Lacépède, 1801
Type species
	Coris aygula; Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
	Allocoris Kuiter, 2010; Aygula Rafinesque, 1815; Corichoeres Kuiter, 2010; Ctenocorissa Whitley, 1931; Hemicoris Bleeker, 1862; Icthycallus Swainson, 1839; Julis Cuvier, 1814; Neanis Gistel, 1848; Paracoris Kuiter, 2010; Tiricoris Whitley, 1955;

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

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...

Species	Common name	Image
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
Coris formosa (J. W. Bennett, 1830)	queen coris
Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)	yellowtail 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 melanura
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)	eastern king wrasse, Sandager's wrasse
Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835)	dapple coris
Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875	elegant coris

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