WoRMS name details
Coris gaimard africana Smith, 1957
223872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:223872)
unaccepted (synonym)
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Juveniles occur in small tide pools, adults are found over rocks and corals at a depth of about 20 m. Generally solitary...
Description Juveniles occur in small tide pools, adults are found over rocks and corals at a depth of about 20 m. Generally solitary (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey, including crustaceans, molluscs and sea urchins (Ref. 5374). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Coris gaimard africana Smith, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=223872 on 2024-04-18
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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Juveniles occur in small tide pools, adults are found over rocks and corals at a depth of about 20 m. Generally solitary (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey, including crustaceans, molluscs and sea urchins (Ref. 5374). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | African coris | [details] |
