Blackstripe Coris

About this species

Coris flavovittata, the yellowstripe coris, is a species of ray-finned fish. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1828 by Edward Turner Bennett.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 8 records
February: 4 records
March: 9 records
April: 14 records
May: 19 records
June: 35 records
July: 61 records
August: 354 records
September: 647 records
October: 364 records
November: 18 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–22 m · Deepest record: 131 m

0–10 m: 721 records
10–20 m: 418 records
20–30 m: 204 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–26 °C

22–24 °C: 349 records
24–26 °C: 574 records

Photos

(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Lexi Amico, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lucy Keith-Diagne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Blackstripe Coris, Yellowstripe Coris

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Coris de Líneas negras
Filipino: Mameng

Other scientific names: Coris eydouxii, Coris lepomis, Julis eydouxii, Julis flavovittatus

Similar species

Blushing Wrasse
Coris auricularis
Clown wrasse
Coris aygula
African Clown Wrasse
Coris gaimard
Elegant Coris
Coris venusta
Batu Coris
Coris batuensis
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Coris bulbifrons

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).
1,383 open-data records from 1889 to 2019.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.