Pixy Wrasse (species: Coris pictoides) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Coris pictoides
Pixy Wrasse


©Mark Rosenstein: Pixy Wrasse (Coris pictoides)

©John E. Randall: Pixy Wrasse (Coris pictoides)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Coris
Species Coris pictoides

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 15 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 9 m to 33 m

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Common around small coral heads in silty sand-rubble areas. Generally found at depths of more than 20 m (FishBase).

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