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 variegata
Name
Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835)
Lectotype: SMF 1343. [Paralectotypes and/or Rüppell specimens: BMNH 1845.?.29.101 [from Rüppell] (1), SMF 5031 (1), MNHN A-9269 (1), NMW 27561 (1)]. Lectotype established by Dor, 1984:201
Type locality: Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.
Synonyms
* Coris variegatus (Rüppell, 1835)
* Halichoeres variegatus Rüppell, 1835
References
* Rüppell, W.P.E.S. 1835-38: Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. 1-33.
* 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 variegata (Mirror site)
Vernacular names
English: Dapple Coris
