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: Coris cuvieri
Name
Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831)
Holotype: BMNH 1855.12.26.416.
Type locality: Mauritius.
Synonyms
* Coris africana Smith, 1957
* Coris gaimard africana Smith, 1957
* Julis cuvieri Bennett, 1831
* Julis stellatus Valenciennes, 1839
References
* Bennett, E.T. 1831: Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, with characters of new genera and species. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1830-31 (pt 1): 126-128.
* Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1-97.
* FishBase link : species Coris cuvieri (Mirror site)
Vernacular names
English: African Coris
