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Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Coris: Greek, kore, -es = pupil and also with themenaing of "maid" (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Joseph (or Jean, according to some sources) Paul Gaimard (1796–1858) was a French naval surgeon, explorer and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 50 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 37°N - 31°S, 96°E - 142°W
Pacific Ocean: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Society and Tuamoto islands, north to Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Australia. Replaced by Coris cuvieri in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2334); common length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 27550)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 12 - 13; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 12. Juveniles easily recognized by their striking coloration. Females have a bright yellow caudal fin (Ref. 48636).
A solitary species (Ref. 90102) found in areas of mixed coral, sand and rubble of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602, 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on mollusks, crabs, and hermit crabs, and occasionally on tunicates and forams (Ref. 1602). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E., 1999. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (29):74 p. (Ref. 33411)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 4690)
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Acquari pubblici
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.3 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 690 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00466 - 0.02049), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 35.7 [14.0, 96.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.552 [0.329, 0.970] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [15.7, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.128 [0.065, 0.250] g/100g; Selenium = 34 [13, 94] μg/100g; VitaminA = 98.9 [32.3, 339.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.85 [0.86, 3.31] mg/100g (wet weight);
