Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Clown Wrasse

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0155c8b1-1786-49d0-84dc-5bfa8a7046dd

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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Description

The Clown Wrasse can be recognised by its colouration. It is red to green with small bright blue spots on the body. The head is brownish with orange lines. The caudal fin is yellow. Large males have a green bar on the body above the anal fin origin. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

The Yellowtail Coris is red to green with small bright blue spots on the body. The head is brownish with orange lines. The tail is yellow. Large males develop a green bar on the body. Juveniles are red or orange with three white saddles with black margins on the back, and two smaller saddle shaped markings on the head.... source: OZ Animals

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Species Lists

Tropical fish sightings on the Far South Coast NSW
Land / Aquatic: Aquatic
General comments: Narooma
Common / Alternate Name: Gaimard's wrasse
RLS profile v3
Distribution: Pacific, Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Society and Tuamoto islands and Japan to Australia
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern
Threats: Subsistence fishing
Range: 804.188
Diet: Invertebrates
Frequency: 0.418
Common_Name: Gaimard wrasse;Clown wrasse
Max_size: 400 mm
Abundance: 2.700
Depth: (0–13 m)

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Coris gaimard

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Julis gaimard Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Published in: Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824. Chapter 8. Poissons. Voyage autour du Monde, entrepris par ordre du Roi, exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820 Vol. 1 pp. 712 pp. 96 pls pp. 183-328 pls 43-65

Common Names

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Clown Wrasse
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Yellowtail Coris
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Gaimard Rainbow-wrasse
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Gaimard Wrasse
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Gaimard's Wrasse
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Red-finned Rainbowfish
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African Clown Wrasse
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African Coris
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Dahlia
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Rainbow Wrasse
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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 gaimard  Recorded in Australia

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