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Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908

Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908

Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908

Coris dorsomacula (pale-barred coris) is a ray-finned fish species in genus Coris, first validly named by Fowler in 1908.

Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828)

Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828)

Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828)

Coris flavovittata (yellowstripe coris) is a ray-finned fish species first formally described in 1828 by Edward Turner Bennett.

Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)

Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)

Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)

Coris formosa, or queen coris, is an oviparous protogynous reef wrasse found in the Western Indian Ocean.

Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Coris picta, the combfish, has a distinct long body marked by characteristic colored stripes.

Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884)

Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884)

Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884)

Coris sandeyeri is a fish species where males and females differ noticeably in body depth and coloration.

Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Elegant coris (Coris venusta) is a ray-finned fish species first validly published in 1875 by Vaillant & Sauvage.

Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801

Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801

Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801

Gomphosus varius, the bird wrasse, is a medium-sized sequential hermaphrodite wrasse native to Indo-Pacific coral reef habitats.

Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède, 1801

Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède, 1801

Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède, 1801

Gomphosus caeruleus is a sexually dimorphic tropical Indian Ocean wrasse with a distinctive beak-like snout.

Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)

Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)

Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839)

Macropharyngodon meleagris is a ray-finned wrasse species from the Indo-Pacific found in coral reefs and the aquarium trade.

Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Geoffroy's wrasse (Macropharyngodon geoffroy) is a Hawaiian endemic wrasse that sometimes enters the aquarium trade.

Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932

Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932

Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932

Macropharyngodon negrosensis is a blackish fish species found across the Indo-Pacific, with clear sexual scale color differences.

Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829

Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829

Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829

Blue-spotted wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus) is a wrasse species found across the Indo-Pacific, with juveniles that mimic floating leaves.

Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889

Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889

Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889

The elegant wrasse Anampses elegans is a Pacific wrasse species that appears in the aquarium trade.

Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840

Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840

Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840

The spotted wrasse Anampses meleagrides is a Indo-Pacific coral reef wrasse used in local fisheries and the aquarium trade.

Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856

Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856

Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856

Anampses twistii, the yellow-breasted wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific wrasse found in aquariums and minor local fisheries.

Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856)

Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856)

Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856)

Diproctacanthus xanthurus is a fish species growing to 10 cm long with striped bodies and defined fin and bone counts.

Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792)

Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792)

Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792)

Hemigymnus fasciatus, the barred thicklip wrasse, is a medium-sized Indo-Pacific wrasse with age-dependent coloration.

Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)

Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)

Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)

Hemigymnus melapterus, the half-and-half wrasse, is a medium-sized Indo-Pacific reef wrasse with age-dependent coloration.

Hemigymnus sexfasciatus (Rüppell, 1835)

Hemigymnus sexfasciatus (Rüppell, 1835)

Hemigymnus sexfasciatus (Rüppell, 1835)

The Red Sea thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus sexfasciatus) is an endemic Red Sea wrasse species found in shallow coral reef habitats.

Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Hologymnosus annulatus is a reef-dwelling carnivorous fish with two distinct geographic color forms across the Indo-Pacific.

Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Hologymnosus doliatus is a carnivorous reef wrasse from the Indo-Pacific with distinct colouration by age and sex.

Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot, 1847)

Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot, 1847)

Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot, 1847)

Labrichthys unilineatus, the tubelip wrasse, is an Indo-Pacific reef wrasse that feeds mainly on Acropora coral polyps.

Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928

Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928

Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928

Labroides bicolor is a widespread cleaner wrasse that cleans ectoparasites from a variety of marine species across the Indo-Pacific.

Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Labroides dimidiatus, the bluestreak cleaner wrasse, is a small tropical reef wrasse that can perform sex change when the dominant male is lost.

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