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Coris formosa (Red wrasse; Queen coris)

Synonyms: Coris frerei; Coris freri; Coris halei; Labrus formosus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The queen coris (Coris formosa) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and the coast of Africa to Sri Lanka. Adults of this species are inhabitants of coral reefs and can be found at depths from 2 to 50 m (6.6 to 164.0 ft), while juveniles are commonly found in tide pools. This species can reach 60 cm (24 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Prey / Diet

Echinometra mathaei (Indo-pacific borer urchin)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Balistapus undulatus (redlined triggerfish)1
Cheilinus trilobatus (Maori wrasse)1
Coris aygula (redthroated rainbowfish)1
Pseudobalistes fuscus (yellowspotted triggerfish)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Zoogonoides kamegaii[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Fish predators and scavengers of the sea urchin Echinometra mathaei in Kenyan coral-reef marine parks, Timothy R. McClanahan, Environmental Biology of Fishes 43: 187-193, 1995.
2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0