Coris (fish)

Coris
Yellowtail coris (C. gaimard)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Coris
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Coris aygula
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
  • Allocoris Kuiter, 2010
  • Aygula Rafinesque, 1815
  • Corichoeres Kuiter, 2010
  • Ctenocorissa Whitley, 1931
  • Hemicoris Bleeker, 1862
  • Icthycallus Swainson, 1839
  • Julis Cuvier, 1814
  • Neanis Gistel, 1848
  • Paracoris Kuiter, 2010
  • Tiricoris Whitley, 1955

Coris is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

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