Pale-barred Coris

Coris dorsomacula

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–26 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, June, and October
How commonOccasional

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

About this species

Coris dorsomacula the pale-barred coris, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Coris The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1908 by Fowler.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 34 records
February: 39 records
March: 54 records
April: 48 records
May: 46 records
June: 62 records
July: 36 records
August: 25 records
September: 30 records
October: 49 records
November: 41 records
December: 38 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–26 m · Deepest record: 42 m

0–10 m: 106 records
10–20 m: 26 records
20–30 m: 21 records
30–40 m: 12 records
40–50 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 51 records
26–28 °C: 102 records
28–30 °C: 47 records

Photos

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(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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Names and classification

English: Pale-barred Coris, Pale-barred Coris Wrasse, Pink-lined Coris, Pink-lined Rainbow Wrasse, Pink-lined Wrasse, Pinklined Wrasse, Spotfin Coris, Spotfin Wrasse

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Coris de Barras Pálidas
Japanese: Sujibera, スジベラ
Simplified Chinese: 柳冷仔, 白線龍, 背斑盔魚, 背斑鸚鯛

Other scientific names: Coris dorsomaculata, Coris dorsumacula

Similar species

Clown wrasse
Coris aygula
African Clown Wrasse
Coris gaimard
Batu Coris
Coris batuensis
Dapple Coris
Coris variegata
Blue Groper
Achoerodus gouldii
Blue Groper
Achoerodus viridis

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).
537 open-data records from 1967 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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