Clown Coris (species: Coris aygula) in Cook Islands (Gaia Guide)
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Coris aygula
Clown Coris


©Mohammed Al Momany: Clown Coris (Coris aygula)

©Nemo's Great Uncle: Juvenile

©Rob: Clown Coris (Coris aygula)

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

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 120 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 2 m to 30 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Occurs in the vicinity of sand or rubble patches of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs, often in semi-exposed surge zones. Adults solitary. Juveniles common in shallow tide pools (FishBase).

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References

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Ceccarelli, D.M., M.J. Emslie and Z.T. Richards (2016). Post-disturbance stability of fish assemblages measured at coarse taxonomic resolution masks change at finer scales. PLOS One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156232. LIRS catalog number 1971.
  • Fulton, C.J., D.R. Bellwood and P.C. Wainwright (2001). The relationship between swimming ability and habitat use in wrasses, Marine Biology, 139: 25-33. LIRS catalog number 657.
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