WoRMS taxon details
Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801
218957 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218957)
accepted
Species
Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Coris angulatus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Coris cyanea MacLeay, 1883 · unaccepted
Coris imbris Tanaka, 1918 · unaccepted
Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 · unaccepted
Hemicoris cingulum (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Julis aygula (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Julis cingulum (Lacepède, 1801) · unaccepted
Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 · unaccepted
Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831 · unaccepted
Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]
Description Lives in the vicinity of sand or rubble patches of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602)....
Description Lives in the vicinity of sand or rubble patches of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Juveniles are common in shallow coral reefs and lagoons. Solitary when adults. Feeds mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates including crustaceans, molluscs and sea urchins (Ref. 9823). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218957 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]
original description (of Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 96, 99, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887) Ramsay, E. P.; Ogilby, J. D. (1887). Description of a new Coris from the New Hebrides. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2).</em> v. 1 (pt 1): 131-132. [details]
original description (of Coris cyanea MacLeay, 1883) Macleay, W. (1883). Contribution to a knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea.--No. III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 7 (pt 4): 585-598. [details]
original description (of Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830) Bennett, J. W. (1828-30). A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon. <em>London. First Edition.</em> i--viii + 30 unnumbered pp., Pls. 1-30. [details]
original description (of Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 448, 517, Pl. 28 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1834). Poissons. <em>In: Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe," exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-29, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Paris. Zoologie.</em> Vol. 3 (Pt 2): 645-720, pls 1-4, 7, 10-12, 14-15, 19-20 [Plates in Atlas Zoologie (v. 1). pl. 5 mentioned in the text but not included in the Atlas]. [details]
original description (of Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). The exhibition of the collection of fishes formed at the Mauritius by Mr. Telfair, ... from among them ... the following species ... believed to have been previously undescribed. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 126-128. [details]
basis of record Smith, J.L.B. (1956). The fishes of Aldabra. Part VI. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist 12 (9): 817-829 [details]
original description (of Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 96, 99, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887) Ramsay, E. P.; Ogilby, J. D. (1887). Description of a new Coris from the New Hebrides. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2).</em> v. 1 (pt 1): 131-132. [details]
original description (of Coris cyanea MacLeay, 1883) Macleay, W. (1883). Contribution to a knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea.--No. III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 7 (pt 4): 585-598. [details]
original description (of Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830) Bennett, J. W. (1828-30). A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon. <em>London. First Edition.</em> i--viii + 30 unnumbered pp., Pls. 1-30. [details]
original description (of Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 448, 517, Pl. 28 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1839). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome treizième. Livre seizième. Des Labroïdes. v. 13, pp i-xix + 1-505 + 1 p., Pls. 369-388. [details]
original description (of Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1834). Poissons. <em>In: Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe," exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-29, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Paris. Zoologie.</em> Vol. 3 (Pt 2): 645-720, pls 1-4, 7, 10-12, 14-15, 19-20 [Plates in Atlas Zoologie (v. 1). pl. 5 mentioned in the text but not included in the Atlas]. [details]
original description (of Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). The exhibition of the collection of fishes formed at the Mauritius by Mr. Telfair, ... from among them ... the following species ... believed to have been previously undescribed. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 126-128. [details]
basis of record Smith, J.L.B. (1956). The fishes of Aldabra. Part VI. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist 12 (9): 817-829 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Lives in the vicinity of sand or rubble patches of exposed outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Juveniles are common in shallow coral reefs and lagoons. Solitary when adults. Feeds mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates including crustaceans, molluscs and sea urchins (Ref. 9823). [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Coris angulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Coris cyanea MacLeay, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Julis cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Hemicoris cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clown Coris)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clown Coris)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clown Coris)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coris aygula)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris angulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris imbris Tanaka, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris cyanea MacLeay, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemicoris cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To Fishbase (from synonym Julis aygula (Lacepède, 1801))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris aygula USNM 401111 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris aygula USNM 439688 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Coris angulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Coris cyanea MacLeay, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Julis cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Hemicoris cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clown Coris)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clown Coris)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clown Coris)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coris aygula)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Coris angulata Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris angulatus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus cingulum Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris imbris Tanaka, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris cyanea MacLeay, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis ruppelii Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis semipunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis coris Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemicoris cingulum (Lacepède, 1801))
To Fishbase (from synonym Julis aygula (Lacepède, 1801))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris aygula USNM 401111 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris aygula USNM 439688 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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