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 venusta
Name
Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
Lectotype: MNHN 0000-8028. [Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-8027 (1), 0000-8890 to 8891 (2, 2), B-2819 (ex MNHN 0000-8028) (1)]. Lectotype designated by Randall, 1974:4
Type locality: Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A.
Coris venusta
References
* Vaillant, L.L. & H.E. Sauvage 1875: Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles de poissons des îles Sandwich. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, (Ser. 3) 3: 278-287.
* 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 venusta (Mirror site)
Vernacular names
English: Elegant Coris
