Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Yellowtail Coris
Yellowtail Coris
Scientific Name: Coris gaimard
Family: Labridae
Category: Wrasses
Also known as: Gaimard Wrasse, African Coris
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

Fish
Parrotfishes/Wrasses
Wrasses

Yellowtail Coris

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Elegant coris

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Ornate Wrasse

Hawaiian Hogfish

Slingjaw Wrasse

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Surge Wrasse

Ladder Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Cigar Wrasse

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Shortnose Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Saddle Wrasse

Belted Wrasse

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Twospot Wrasse

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Parrotfishes

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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