Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908

Pinklined Wrasse

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:110f36e9-f373-4168-abbb-ede26ca81491

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

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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  • representative image of taxa
    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum
    Rights: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum

Description

Adult Pinklined Wrasse have narrow pale bars crossing the sides of the body. There are two pinkish stripes along the belly that break into blotches above the anal fin. On the caudal fin there is a boomerang-shaped red band. The cheek is crossed by two pink stripes and there is usually a spot on the

that often has a yellow border posteriorly.... source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Range: 289.963
Max_size: 200 mm
Frequency: 2.342
Abundance: 2.535
Synonyms: Coris dorsomaculata
Depth: (0–27 m)
Common_Name: Pale-barred coris;Pinklined wrasse
Distribution: West Pacifi, Australia to Tonga.
Threats: No major threats to this species are known
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern
Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Coris dorsomacula

Common Names

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Pale-barred Coris
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Pink-lined Coris
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Pink-lined Rainbow Wrasse
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Pink-lined Wrasse
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Pinklined Wrasse
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Spotfin Wrasse
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Spotfin 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 dorsomacula  Recorded in Australia

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