Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Elegant coris
Elegant coris
Scientific Name: Coris venusta
Family: Labridae
Category: Wrasses
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)

Fish
Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Wrasses

Elegant coris

Slingjaw Wrasse

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Blacksaddle Tuskfish

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Shortnose Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

Saddle Wrasse

Moon Wrasse

Ladder Wrasse

Sunset Wrasse

Surge Wrasse

Belted Wrasse

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Twospot Wrasse

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Cheeklined Wrasse

Celebes Wrasse

Dotted Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Bluehead (Initial Phase)

Bluehead (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Cockerel Wrasse

Cryptic Wrasse

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Hogfish (Terminal Phase)

Spanish Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Spanish Hogfish

Hawaiian Hogfish

Diana's Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish (Juvenile)

Lyretail Hogfish

Cigar Wrasse

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Green Razorfish (Male)

Green Razorfish (Female)

Rosy Razorfish (Male)

Rosy Razorfish (Female)

Pearly Razorfish (Juvenile)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Finspot razorfish

Whitepatch Razorfish

Humphead Wrasse

Tripletail Wrasse

Redbreasted Wrasse

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Creole Wrasse

Yellowhead Wrasse (Juvenile)

Yellowhead Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellowhead Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Puddingwife (Juvenile)

Puddingwife (Initial Phase)

Puddingwife (Terminal Phase)

Goldstripe Wrasse

Checkerboard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile)

Red-Lined Wrasse

Ornate Wrasse

Nebulous Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Twotone Wrasse

Twotone Wrasse (Juvenile)

Canary Wrasse (Juvenile)

Rainbow Wrasse

Clown wrasse

Slippery Dick (Juvenile)

Slippery Dick (Initial Phase)

Slippery Dick (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Batu coris

Batu coris (Juvenile)

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Parrotfishes

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