Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Comb wrasse
Coris picta
photo by Banks, I.

 Family:  Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Corinae
 Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: Australia (southern Queensland to northern Victoria, Lord Howe Island), Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands, and New Zealand. Coris musume, which was formerly considered as a synonym or subspecies, occurs in Japan (from Tokyo to Nagasaski), Ogasawara and Taiwan.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Inhabits fairly deep sandy bottoms around rocky reefs.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Occurrence needs further verification.

 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 25.01.93
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 06.03.00

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