Lanai, Hawaii
Initial Phase
Big Island, Hawaii
Terminal Phase
Anilao, Philippines
Juvenile
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Juvenile
Lanai, Hawaii
Terminal Phase
Yellowtail Coris
Coris gaimard
Yellowtail Coris
Also known as: Gaimard Wrasse, African Coris
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Coris gaimard
Size: 10 to 15 in. (25 to 38 cm)
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Hawaii, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Coris (Genus)
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