''Coris'' is a
genus
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of
wrasse
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They are typically small, most of them ...
s, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the
Atlantic
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,
Indian
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, and
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Oceans.
Species
The 27 currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Coris atlantica
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District, a district of the ...
''
Günther, 1862
* ''
Coris auricularis''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1839) (western king wrasse)
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Coris aurilineata
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (gold-lined coris)
* ''
Coris aygula''
Lacépède, 1801 (clown coris)
* ''
Coris ballieui''
Vaillant & Sauvage Sauvage, French for "savage" may refer to:
; as a surname:
* Catherine Sauvage (1929–1998), a French singer and actress
* Cyrille Sauvage (born 1973), a French racing driver
* Frédéric Sauvage (1786–1857), a French boat builder who carried ...
, 1875
* ''
Coris batuensis
''Coris batuensis'', the Batu coris, also known as the Batu rainbow-wrasse, the variegated wrasse, the dapple coris, pallid wrasse, Schroeder's coris, Schroeder's rainbow wrasse, variegated rainbowfish or yellow wrasse, is a species of wrasse nat ...
''
( Bleeker, 1856) (Batu coris)
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Coris bulbifrons
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (doubleheader)
* ''
Coris caudimacula
''Coris'' is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
Species
The 27 currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Coris atlantica'' Günther, 1862
* ''Coris au ...
''
( Quoy & Gaimard
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, 1834) (spottail coris)
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Coris centralis
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
J. E. Randall, 1999
* ''
Coris cuvieri
''Coris cuvieri'', the African wrasse, African coris or false clowwrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the wrasse family Labridae which is found in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. It is sometimes found in the aquarium trade.
De ...
''
( E. T. Bennett, 1831)
* ''
Coris debueni''
J. E. Randall, 1999 (De Buen's coris)
* ''
Coris dorsomacula
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
Fowler, 1908 (pale-barred coris)
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Coris flavovittata''
(E. T. Bennett, 1828) (yellowstripe coris)
* ''
Coris formosa
The queen coris (''Coris formosa''), also known as the sand wrasse, Queen coris wrasse, Formosan coris, Formosa coris wrasse, Formosa wrasse, Indian Ocean wrasse or Indian sand wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Re ...
''
( J. W. Bennett, 1830) (queen coris)
* ''
Coris gaimard''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (African coris)
* ''
Coris hewetti
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District, a district of the ...
''
J. E. Randall, 1999
* ''
Coris julis''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758) (Mediterranean rainbow wrasse)
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Coris latifasciata
Coris may refer to:
* Coris (fish), ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* Coris (plant), ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris D ...
''
J. E. Randall, 2013
* ''
Coris marquesensis
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
J. E. Randall, 1999
* ''
Coris musume
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District, a district of th ...
''
( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
* ''
Coris nigrotaenia
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
Mee & Hare
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, 1995 (blackbar coris)
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Coris picta
The comb wrasse or combfish (''Coris picta'') is a species of wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divi ...
''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
* Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
* Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor jour ...
& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (comb wrasse)
* ''
Coris pictoides''
J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (blackstripe coris)
* ''
Coris roseoviridis
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District, a district of th ...
''
J. E. Randall, 1999
* ''
Coris sandeyeri
Sandager's wrasse (''Coris sandeyeri'') is a species of wrasse native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean ranging from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. This species can be found on reefs down to depths of about . It can reach ...
''
(Hector
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, 1884) (Sandager's wrasse)
* ''
Coris variegata
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
( Rüppell, 1835) (dapple coris)
* ''
Coris venusta
Coris may refer to:
* ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae
* ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae
* Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru
* San Pedro de Coris District
San Pedro de Cori ...
''
Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 (elegant coris)
References
Labridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède
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