Redblotched Wrasse (species: Coris aygula) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Coris aygula
Redblotched Wrasse


©Paul Asman: Female Coris aygula in the Lizard Island lagoon.

©Anne Hoggett: Female Coris aygula at Cod Hole, Ribbon Reef Number 10.

©Anne Hoggett: Poor photo of terminal phase Coris aygula in a deep overhang, North Point, Lizard Island. Note humped head, pale body bar and shaggy tail.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Coris
Species Coris aygula

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 40 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea: Second edition Crawford House Publishing, Bathurst, NSW.

Other references

  • Ceccarelli, D.M., M.J. Emslie and Z.T. Richards (2016). Post-disturbance stability of fish assemblages measured at coarse taxonomic resolution masks change at finer scales. PLOS One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156232. LIRS catalog number 1971.
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