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Coris (fish)

Coris
Coris gaimard real.jpg
African Coris (C. gaimard)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Coris aygula
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
  • Aygula Rafinesque, 1815
  • Ctenocorissa Whitley, 1931
  • Hemicoris Bleeker, 1862
  • Icthycallus Swainson, 1839
  • Julis G. Cuvier, 1814
  • Neanis Gistel, 1848
  • Tiricoris Whitley, 1955

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

The 27 currently recognized species in this genus are:


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