Superregnum: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Species: C. atlantica - C. auricularis - C. aurilineata - C. aygula - C. ballieui - C. batuensis - C. bulbifrons - C. caudimacula - C. centralis - C. cuvieri - C. debueni - C. dorsomacula - C. flavovittata - C. formosa - C. gaimard - C. hewetti - C. julis - C. marquesensis - C. musume - C. nigrotaenia - C. picta - C. pictoides - C. roseoviridis - C. sandeyeri - C. variegata - C. venusta
Name
Coris Lacepède (ex Commerson), 1801:96
Type species: Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan, 1890:636
References
* Lacepède, B.G.E. 1801: Historie naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
* Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen and M.F. Gomon 2006: Labridae. Labrinae (pp. 1368-1418). In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.
Vernacular names
English: Wrasses
Coris is a genus of wrasses in the family Labridae.
Species
* Coris atlantica Günther, 1862
* Western king wrasse, Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)
* Coris aurilineata Randall & Kuiter, 1982
* Clown coris, Coris aygula Lacépède, 1801
* Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
* Batu coris, Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856)
* Doubleheader, Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982
* Spottail coris, Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* Coris centralis Randall, 1999
* African coris, Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)
* Coris debueni Randall, 1999
* Pale-barred coris, Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908
* Yellowstripe coris, Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828)
* Queen coris, Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)
* Yellowtail coris, Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
* Coris hewetti Randall, 1999
* Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Coris marquesensis Randall, 1999
* Coris musume (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
* Blackbar coris, Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare, 1995
* Comb wrasse, Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
* Blackstripe coris, Coris pictoides Randall & Kuiter, 1982
* Sandager's wrasse, Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884)
* Dapple coris, Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835)
* Elegant coris, Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
* Elegant coris, Coris venusta Jenkins, 1901
References
* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Species of Coris in FishBase. May 2006 version.