Saltwater
Clown coris
Coris aygula
Labridae, Corinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 120 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 36,180 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, and 36 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in the vicinity of sand or rubble patches of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs, often in semi-exposed surge zones. Adults solitary. Juveniles common in shallow tide pools. Feeds mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates including crustaceans, mollusks and sea urchins. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Randall (1999, Ref. 33411) question identity of specimens exceeding 70 cm.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Coris angulata
- Coris angulatus
- Coris cyanea
- Coris imbris
- Coris variegata
- Hemicoris cingulum
In other languages
- Dobbeltplettet gylte, Dobbeltplettet Læbefisk
- Vyöjunkkeri
- Clown wrasse, False clownwrasse, Humphead wrasse, Red-blotched rainbowfish, Redblotched wrasse, Twinspot wrasse
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.