WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Clown Coris

Coris aygula

Also known as: Clown Coris Wrasse, Clown Sand Wrasse, Clown Wrasse, Eyespot Wrasse, False Clown Wrasse, Humphead Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Red-blotched Rainbowfish, Red-blotched Wrasse, Sand Wrasse, Twinspot Wrasse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
Juvenile
@glove2 · Marsa Alam, Egypt · August 20071 / 12

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles found in tide-pools.

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How to identify

Pattern
black spot
Head & Mouth
orange eye spots
Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 3
  • Country only · 9
LIVES IN

Juveniles found in tide-pools.

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Juvenile photos 12

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLabridae
    6. genusCoris
    7. speciesCoris aygula Lacepède, 1801

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

    Wrasses (Labridae)