Blushing Wrasse

Coris auricularis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–72 m
Water temperature17–22 °C
Best monthsJanuary, March, and December
How commonCommon

Photo credit: (c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Coris auricularis, the western king wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Coris. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1839 by Valenciennes.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Coris auricularis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 175 records
February: 98 records
March: 139 records
April: 81 records
May: 30 records
June: 22 records
July: 26 records
August: 32 records
September: 21 records
October: 39 records
November: 64 records
December: 155 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–72 m · Deepest record: 120 m

0–10 m: 25 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–22 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Blushing Wrasse, King Wrasse, Western King Wrasse

Names in 1 more languages

Spanish: Coris Real del Oeste

Other scientific names: Julis auricularis

Similar species

Clown wrasse
Coris aygula
African Clown Wrasse
Coris gaimard
Elegant Coris
Coris venusta
Batu Coris
Coris batuensis
Doubleheader
Coris bulbifrons
Spottail coris
Coris caudimacula

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,247 open-data records from 1826 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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