Blackstripe coris (Coris pictoides)

Scientific name: Coris pictoides Randall & Kuiter, 1982

Blackstripe coris (Coris pictoides)

The Blackstripe coris (Coris pictoides) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia (including Western Australia). Reported from Taiwan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 25. Body whitish; a broad black stripe from snout through eye, ending in upper central part of caudal fin, this stripe separated by a narrow white band from a mid dorsal black stripe. Iris yellowish. Male with yellow border on the lower edge of lateral black stripe; basal blackish band of dorsal fin tinged with red instead of yellow; anal fin darker yellow; caudal tinged with light red basally on lobe instead of bluish white. 6 branchiostegal rays. Fin spines pungent.

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Species facts

Scientific name
Coris pictoides
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
9–33 m (30–108 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 33 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia (including Western Australia). Reported from Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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