Coris gaimard

Coris gaimard
Coris gaimard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Species: C. gaimard
Binomial name
Coris gaimard
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Coris gaimard is a wrasse from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 40 cm in length. As a juvenile it is a bright red color with large black margined white spots. As an adult it has a pink face and fins, with the exception of the tail fin which is bright yellow. The body is green towards the anterior darkening and decorated with bright blue specs towards the posterior. The fish also gains a very bright orange anterior when it grows into adulthood, and has a drastically shaded body in the posterior region that is dotted with obscenely bright blue spots ringed with dark blue. The posterior of Coris gaimard appears to be like a midnight sky with numerous stars thrown on it.

Juvenile Coris gaimard in Izu, Japan

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