WoRMS name details
Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830)
218964 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218964)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Coris frerei Günther, 1867 · unaccepted
Coris freri Günther, 1867 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Coris halei Day, 1888 · unaccepted
Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus formosus 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] 
Description Found over corals and rocks at a depth of about 20 m. Generally solitary (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey,...
Description Found over corals and rocks 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. (2026). FishBase. Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218964 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Labrus formosus 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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found over corals and rocks 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]Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | queen coris | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Coris halei Day, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coris formosa)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coris frerei) (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris halei Day, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris freri Günther, 1867)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris formosa FIN029676 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris formosa FIN029677 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Coris halei Day, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coris formosa)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coris frerei) (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris halei Day, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Coris freri Günther, 1867)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Coris frerei Günther, 1867)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Labrus formosus Bennett, 1830)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris formosa FIN029676 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Coris formosa FIN029677 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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