Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Elegant coris
Coris venusta
Elegant coris
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Coris venusta
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Coris (Genus)
        └C. venusta (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273564🔗
iNaturalist ID: 98520🔗

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