Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pale-Barred Coris - Initial Phase
Coris dorsomacula
Pale-Barred Coris
Also known as: Pinklined Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Coris dorsomacula
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Coris (Genus)
        └C. dorsomacula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273554🔗
iNaturalist ID: 98509🔗

All Photographs
© 2026 Florent Charpin