Saltwater
African coris
Coris gaimard
Labridae, Corinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, and 23 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A solitary species found in areas of mixed coral, sand and rubble of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs. Benthopelagic. Feeds mainly on mollusks, crabs, and hermit crabs, and occasionally on tunicates and forams. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Coris gaimard gaimard
- Coris gaimard speciosa
- Coris gaimardi
- Coris greenoughii
- Coris greenovii
- Coris pulcherrima
In other languages
- Clowngylta
- Klovngylte
- African clown wrasse, Clown wrasse, Gaimard rainbow-wrasse, Gaimard wrasse, Gaimard's wrasse, Rainbow wrasse, Red-finned rainbowfish, Tuskfish, Wrasse, Yellowtail coris
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.