Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Yellowtail Coris
Coris gaimard
Yellowtail Coris
Also known as: Gaimard Wrasse, African Coris
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Coris gaimard
Size: 10 to 15 in. (25 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Hawaii, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Coris (Genus)
        └C. gaimard (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218960🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52323🔗

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