Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839) is a animal in the Labridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

The western king wrasse (Coris auricularis) is a ray-finned fish in genus Coris, first validly named in 1839 by Valenciennes.

Family
Genus
Coris
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)

Coris auricularis, commonly called the western king wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish that belongs to the genus Coris. This species' scientific name was first validly published in 1839 by Valenciennes.

Photo: (c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by J. Martin Crossley · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Labridae Coris

More from Labridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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