Scientific Name
Coris formosa
Common Name
Queen coris
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 12. Terminal males reddish to lavender in color; caudal with small, dark-edged, blue-green spots, posterior margin light orange-red (Ref. 4392). Juveniles orange, head and lower part of body dark brown; 3 large, vertically elongate, broadly black-edged, white spots on dorsal part of body (Ref. 4392).