HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesSandager's wrasse Sandager's wrasse (Coris sandeyeri) Scientific name: Coris sandeyeri Hector, 1884 The Sandager's wrasse (Coris sandeyeri) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Australia, including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands and New Zealand, including Kermadec Islands. BiologyFeeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates like ophiuroids, chitons, amphipods, and small gastropods. Adults feed by rummaging on the bottom while juveniles and sub-adults are facultative cleaner symbionts and pick parasites from the bodies of other fish. They also feed on benthic organisms.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameCoris sandeyeriFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length25.0Depth range60 m (197 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 60 mClimateTemperateDistributionSouthwest Pacific: Australia, including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands and New Zealand, including Kermadec 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 wrassesOrange wrassePseudolabrus luculentusSocial wrasseCirrhilabrus rubriventralisBroomtail wrasseCheilinus lunulatusBlackfin hogfishBodianus loxozonusDoubleheaderCoris bulbifronsScott's wrasseCirrhilabrus scottorumSee 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