Dapple coris (Coris variegata)

Scientific name: Coris variegata R?ppell, 1835

Dapple coris (Coris variegata)

The Dapple coris (Coris variegata) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, endemic to the Red Sea. This name is wrongly used in the Indo-West Pacific for the very similar Coris batuensis.

Biology

Occurs often on sand and rubble substrata in coral reef areas. Benthic predator.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coris variegata
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: endemic to the Red Sea. This name is wrongly used in the Indo-West Pacific for the very similar Coris batuensis.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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