Species ID
View AllRedblotched Wrasse
( Coris aygula )
Description
Other names
Male (terminal phase) featured above, female (initial phase) featured below. Juvenile featured right (small insert).
Other names
Clown Coris , Clown Wrasse, Humphead Wrasse, Hump-headed Wrasse, Red-blotched Rainbowfish, Twinspot Wrasse
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Labridae (wrasses)
- Can grow to 1.2m in length
- Protogynous Sequential hermaphrodites. Like many of the wrasses, they begin life as female and change to male as they age
- Males develop a prominent hump on their forehead and develop filamentous rays on their caudal fin (tail)
- Juveniles with a distinct pair of orange blotches along the dorsal edge
- Frequents shallow coral reef environments and adjacent rubbly areas
- Found in Australia’s tropical waters from NSW to WA
- Occurs solitary
