Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Coris gaimard, the yellowtail wrasse or African coris, among other vernacular names, is a species of wrasse native to the tropical waters of the central Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, from Christmas Islands and Cocos Keeling Islands to the Society Islands, Hawaii, and from Japan to Australia. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs, being found in areas that offer a mix of sand patches, rubble, and coral at depths from 1 to 50 m (3.3 to 164.0 ft). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade and is popular species for display in public aquaria.
Wikipedia contributors, Coris gaimard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:24:23.935342+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Coris
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusCoris Lacepède, 1801
- speciesCoris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow corisCoris flava Fricke & Durville, 2021 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris atlantica Günther, 1862 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| clown wrasseCoris aygula Lacepède, 1801 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spottail corisCoris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris debueni Randall, 1999 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean rainbow wrasseCoris julis (Linnaeus, 1758) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare, 1995 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coris roseoviridis Randall, 1999 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Julis ganymede Bennett, 1830 Bennett, 1830 | synonym |
| Julis leucorhynchos Bleeker, 1856 Bleeker, 1856 | synonym |
| Coris gaimard gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
| Coris gaimard speciosa (Fowler, 1946) (Fowler, 1946) | synonym |
| Julis gaimard speciosa Fowler, 1946 Fowler, 1946 | synonym |
| Coris gaimardi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
| Coris greenoughii Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Coris greenovii (Bennett, 1828) (Bennett, 1828) | synonym |
| Coris pulcherrima Günther, 1862 Günther, 1862 | synonym |
| Julis gaimard Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
| Julis greenovii Bennett, 1828 Bennett, 1828 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218960 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:YFCG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.