Elegant coris

Coris venusta

Nineteen Point Three Centimeters Wrasse of Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Coris venusta, the elegant coris, is a species of ray-finned fish. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1875 by Vaillant & Sauvage.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Maximum length: 19.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: known only from the Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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