HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesElegant coris Elegant coris (Coris venusta) Scientific name: Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 The Elegant coris (Coris venusta) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, known only from the Hawaiian Islands. BiologyCommon in shallow sand and rubble areas. Benthopelagic. Feeds on bivalves, gastropods, crabs, sea urchins, heart urchins, hermit crabs, shrimps, polychaetes, amphipods, isopods, chitons and foraminiferans.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameCoris venustaFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length19.3Depth range2–10 m (7–33 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 10 mClimateTropicalDistributionEastern Central Pacific: known only from the Hawaiian Islands.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesYellowstripe corisCoris flavovittataBelted wrasseStethojulis balteataSpectacled parrotfishChlorurus perspicillatusCanarytop wrasseHalichoeres leucoxanthusRare wrasseMacropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitusLined wrasseAnampses lineatusSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026