Coris gaimard (*) Superregnum: Eukaryota Name Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Holotype: MNHN A-9272. Type locality: Maui, Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A. Synonyms * Coris gaimard gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
* Quoy, J.R.C. & J.P. Gaimard 1824-25: Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. "L'Uranie" et "La Physicienne," pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. : 192-401
Coris gaimard is a wrasse from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 40 cm in length. As a juvenile it is a bright red color with large black margined white spots. As an adult it has a pink face and fins, with the exception of the tail fin which is bright yellow. The body is green towards the anterior darkening and decorated with bright blue specs towards the posterior. The fish also gains a very bright orange anterior when it grows into adulthood, and has a drastically shaded body in the posterior region that is dotted with obscenely bright blue spots ringed with dark blue. The posterior of Coris gaimard appears to be like a midnight sky with numerous stars thrown on it. * Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Coris gaimard" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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