combfish

Coris picta

Twenty Five Centimeters Wrasse from New Zealand Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

The comb wrasse or combfish (Coris picta) is a species of wrasse of the genus Coris, native to the western Pacific Ocean off eastern Australia and around offshore islands off north eastern New Zealand. This species can be found in areas with sandy substrates around rock reefs at depths from 3 to 25 m (9.8 to 82.0 ft). It can reach 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Pacific: Australia (southern Queensland to northern Victoria, Lord Howe Island), Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands, and New Zealand. Coris musume , which was formerly considered as a synonym or subspecies, occurs in Japan (from Tokyo to Nagasaski), Ogasawara and Taiwan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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