Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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

Pastel Ringwrasse (Juvenile)

Canary Wrasse (Juvenile)

Goldstripe Wrasse

Checkerboard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile)

Richmond's Wrasse

Pinstriped Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ornate Wrasse

Nebulous Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Twotone Wrasse

Twotone Wrasse (Juvenile)

Zigzag Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Harlequin Tuskfish

Harlequin Tuskfish (juvenile)

Blacksaddle Tuskfish

Anchor Tuskfish

Hawaiian Hogfish

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Midget Wrasse

Cockerel Wrasse

Cryptic Wrasse

Chiseltooth Wrasse

Diana's Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackbelt Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackfin Hogfish

Lyretail Hogfish

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Cigar Wrasse

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Finspot razorfish

Whitepatch Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Humphead Wrasse

Tripletail Wrasse

Redbreasted Wrasse

Snooty Wrasse

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Shortnose Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

New Guinea Wrasse (Initial Phase)

New Guinea Wrasse (Juvenile)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Saddle Wrasse

Moon Wrasse

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Surge Wrasse

Sixbar Wrasse

Blackbar Wrasse

Ladder Wrasse

Belted Wrasse

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Twospot Wrasse

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Cheeklined Wrasse

Cheeklined Wrasse (Red Variation)

Celebes Wrasse

Dotted Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Dotted Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Lubbock's Wrasse

Bluesided Fairy Wrasse

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Batu coris

Batu coris (Juvenile)

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Parrotfishes

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