Pacific Ocean: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Society and Tuamoto islands, north to Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Australia. Replaced by Coris cuvieri in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816).
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 2334); common length : 20.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 27550)
背棘 (总数): 9; 背的软条 (总数): 12-13; 臀棘 3; 臀鳍软条: 12. Juveniles easily recognized by their striking coloration. Females have a bright yellow caudal fin (Ref. 48636).
A solitary species (Ref. 90102) found in areas of mixed coral, sand and rubble of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602, 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on mollusks, crabs, and hermit crabs, and occasionally on tunicates and forams (Ref. 1602).
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 产卵场 | 卵 | 孕卵数 | 仔鱼
Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E., 1999. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (29):74 p. (Ref. 33411)
