Coris (fish)

For other uses, see Coris.

Coris
Yellowtail coris (C. gaimard)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Coris
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Coris aygula
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
List
    • 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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