Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1857)

Variegated Wrasse

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8b80deec-c918-4cda-b929-4ad3e16f57a8

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Coris batuensis
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Diet: Invertebrates
IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern
Threats: No major threats to this species are known
Synonyms: Coris schroederi
Depth: (0–16 m)
Common_Name: Variegated wrasse;
Max_size: 170 mm
Frequency: 5.186
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to Marshall Islands and Japan to Australia
Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade
Range: 442.951
Abundance: 4.370

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Coris batuensis

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Julis (Halichoeres) batuensis Bleeker, 1857
Published in: Bleeker, P. 1857. Derde Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Batoe-eilanden. Natuurwet. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië Vol. 12 pp. 229-242
Julis (Halichoeres) schroederii Bleeker, 1858
Published in: Bleeker, P. 1858. Negende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. Vol. 3 pp. 1-6
Coris pallida Macleay, 1881
Published in: Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 6 (1) pp. 1-138 pls 1-2
Coris coronata De Vis, 1885
Published in: De Vis, C.W. 1885. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 9 (4) pp. 869-887
Platyglossus punctatus De Vis, 1885
Published in: De Vis, C.W. 1885. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 9 (4) pp. 869-887

Common Names

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Variegated Wrasse
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Schroeder's Rainbow Wrasse
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Batu Rainbow-wrasse
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Pallid Wrasse
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Schroeder's Coris
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Variegated Rainbowfish
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Yellow Wrasse
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Batu Coris
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Dapple Coris
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
LABROIDEI
family
LABRIDAE
subfamily
Labrinae
genus
Coris
species
Coris batuensis  Recorded in Australia

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