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rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
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rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) specimen
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Labridae

rainbow wrasse

Coris julis

Spotted Wrasse of the Mediterranean Sea

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

rainbow wrasse is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Family
Labridae
Genus
Coris
Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Sweden to south of Cape Lopez, Gabon. Also known from the Mediterranean Sea. Specimen of Coris from Cape Verde and Senegal southward are probably Coris atlantica (Ref. 33411 ), here still treated as a junior synonym pending a definite publication of validity.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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