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Common names: King wrasse, Western king wrasse
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs from Coral Bay to Recherche Archipelago (Ref. 9710). Recorded from Shark Bay (Ref. 115274). Common over shallow rocky reefs and sandy areas near reefs of about 40 m depth. Reported to be the most commonly observed fish at Rottnest I. Museum: Western Australia, BMNH 1935.9.14.16. King George Sound, MNHN A.9286 (holotype of Julis auricularis). Geographe Bay, AMS I.19629-036. Cockburn Sound, AMS I.20231-010, BPBM 27781. Esperance jetty, AMS I.20226-002. Rottnest I., AMS I.20239-008, LACM W55-189-9. Between Cape Naturaliste and Geraldton, AMS E.2484 (Ref. 33411). Also Ref. 33411.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Lääne-merijunkur, 红带盔鱼, King wrasse, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Coris: Greek, kore, -es = pupil and also with themenaing of "maid" (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 45 m (Ref. 33411). Subtropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. Corner of mouth without canine; second teeth in jaws about 1/2 length of anterior canines in adults, about 3/4 in subadults.

Inhabits shallow rocky and coral reefs with sand patches. Juveniles and females act as cleaners (Ref. 9710).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators

Randall, J.E., 1999. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (29):74 p. (Ref. 33411)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 April 2008

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.5 - 24, mean 18.4 (based on 62 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00470 - 0.02030), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).

Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839)